 Aircraft Scouting Force History
Circa 1941
A BIT OF HISTORY:   Aircraft Scouting Force - USS Wright "...06NOV41 - Aircraft Scouting Force - USS Wright (AV-1)..." Contributed by John Lucas john.lucas@netzero.net [13JUN2003]
Circa 1940
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Circa 1940 AIRCRAFT SCOUTING FORCE - Rear Admiral Arthur L. Bristol - USS HULBERT (AVD-6) - LCDR J. V. Carney..." Contributed by John Lucas john.lucas@netzero.net [15DEC98]
PATROL WING ONE - CDR W. K. Harrill
TENDERS
USS HULBERT (AVD-6) - LCDR J. V. Carney
USS PELICAN (AVP-6) - LT H. J. Dyson
USS AVOCET (AVP-4) - LT R. E. Dixon
SQUADRONS
VP-11 - LCDR J. W. Harris
VP-12 - LCDR C. W. Oexle
VP-13 - LCDR S. B. Cooke
VP-14 - LCDR W. T. Rassieur
PATROL WING TWO - CAPTAIN Patrick N. L. Bellinger
TENDERS
USS WRIGHT (AV-1) - CDR J. M. Shoemaker,
USS WILLIAM B. PRESTON (AVD-7) - LCDR F. J. Bridget
USS SWAN (AVP-7) - and LT A. R. Truslow, Jr.
SQUADRONS
VP-22 - LCDR W. P. Cogswell
VP-23 - LCDR G. Van Deurs
VP-24 - LCDR D. C. Allen
VP-25 - LCDR A. R. Brady
VP-26 - LCDR A. N. Perkins
Circa 1939
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Circa 1939 AIRCRAFT SCOUTING FORCE - Rear Admiral A. B. Cook - MEMPHIS (CL-13) - CAPTAIN S. A. Manahan..." Contributed by John Lucas john.lucas@netzero.net [15DEC98]
PATROL WING ONE - CAPTAIN C. P. Mason
TENDERS
USS WRIGHT (AV-1) - CDR W. K. Harrill
USS PELICAN (AVP-6) - LT H. J. Dyson
USS AVOCET (AVP-4) - LT J. M. Carson
SQUADRONS
VP-11 - LCDR F. T. Ward, Jr.
VP-12 - LCDR A. C. Olney, Jr.
VP-13 - LCDR S. H. Ingersoll
PATROL WING TWO - Rear Admiral Arthur L. Bristol
TENDERS
USS LANGLEY (AV-3) - CDR A. C. Davis
USS CHILDS (AVP-14) - LCDR H. F. Fick
USS SWAN (AVP-7) - LT J. F. Greenslade
SQUADRONS
VP-21 - Cmdr. S. L. LaHache
VP-22 - LCDR W. P. Cogswell
VP-23 - LCDR G. Van Deurs
VP-24 - LCDR D. C. Allen
VP-25 - LCDR A. R. Brady
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...24AUG39---RADM Cook, commanding the Aircraft Squadron of the Aircraft Scouting Force removed his flag from the USS Memphis at Seattle, and hoisted it aboard the 4 engined flying boat XPB2Y-1, the first airplane to be officially recognized as a flagplane of the USN..." May 1961 Proceedings http://www.navalinstitute.org/usni.html [20APR2003]
Circa 1937
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...18AUG37---The USS Gannet departed San Diego 18 August 1937 and based at NAS Coco Solo, Panama, Canal Zone, as tender for aircraft squadrons of the Scouting Force until 1 June 1939. Arriving NAS Norfolk, Virginia 9 June, she then became tender to CPW-5, Aircraft Scouting Force. In a series of cruises from Norfolk, she tended Navy patrol planes based at Key West, NAS Bermuda, Santa Lucia, and NAS Trinidad, British West Indies, then steamed north 22 September 1941 to establish an advance seaplane base at Rungnait Bay, Greenland (6-23 October). She served on plane guard station in the Davis Strait for an Iceland- Argentia ferry flight before returning to NAS Norfolk, Virginia 11 November..." http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/mine/am41.htm [19APR2003]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...26FEB37--... USS Langley completed conversion 26 February 1937 and was reclassified AV-3 on 11 April she was assigned to Aircraft Scouting Force and commenced her tending operations out of Seattle, Sitka, Pearl Harbor, and San Diego. She departed for a brief deployment with the Atlantic Fleet from 1 February to 10 July 1939, and then steamed to assume her duties with the Pacific fleet at Manila arriving 24 September" Thu, 22 Sep 1994 14:00:05 EDT Reply-To: World War II Discussion List Sender: World War II Discussion List From: "Steve L. New" newst@CC.TACOM.ARMY.MIL"Subject: USS Langley
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...01OCT37--Patrol aviation with its tenders was transferred from Base Force and assigned to the reestablished type command, Aircraft Scouting Force. With the change, five Patrol Wings, numbered 1 through 5, were established as separate administrative commands over their assigned squadrons..." http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/avchr4.htm
Circa 1933
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...01APR33--Fleet Aviation was reorganized and assigned to two principal commands each exercising type functions within his Force, and one of whom, Commander Aircraft, Battle Force, served as type commander for all fleet aircraft. Carriers, with their aircraft, were assigned to Battle Force and all tender-based air and Fleet Air Bases at NAS Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and NAS Coco Solo, Panama, Canal Zone were assigned to Base Force. The command Aircraft Scouting Force was abolished..." http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/avchr4.htm
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King...In 1933, with the rank of Rear Admiral, he became the Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics until 1936. During the next five years, except for the year 1940 on the General Board he commanded Aircraft Base Force, Aircraft Scouting Force..." http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq36-3.htm
Circa 1932
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...COMNAVAIRPAC Former Naval Air Force Commanders U.S. Pacific Fleet...Rear Admiral J. Halligan, Commander Aircraft Scouting Force, June 20, 1932 - April 1, 1934..." http://nemo.nosc.mil/nsap/cnap/PAffairs/former.html
Circa Unknown
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A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Aircraft Scouting Force Pool: NAS Seattle, Washington (2) PBY and NAS Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (1) PBY..." http://pacific.valka.cz/forces/admin4112.htm [03JUL2003]
"Aircraft Scouting Force Summary Page"
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