VP-29 History
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A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Patrol Squadron Korean War Deployments - 1950 Deployments - 1951 Deployments - 1952 Deployments - 1953 Deployments..." WebSite: Naval Historical Center http://www.history.navy.mil/a-korea/vp-deploy.htm [26MAY2007]VP-1
Deployed to: NAF Naha, Okinawa, Japan Date In: 19 Aug 1950 Date Out: 13 Nov 1950 Patrol Area: Formosa Straits Aircraft: P2V-3/3W Losses: None Detachment Location: None
Deployed to: NAF Naha, Okinawa, Japan Date In: Apr 1951 Date Out: 29 Aug 1951 Patrol Area: Korean coast Aircraft: P2V-3 Losses: None Detachment Location: None
Deployed to: NAF Naha, Okinawa, Japan Date In: 29 Mar 1952 Date Out: 5 Oct 1952 Patrol Area: Korean coast Aircraft: P2V-3 Losses: None Detachment Location: None
Deployed to: NAF Naha, Okinawa, Japan Date In: 27 May 1953 Date Out: 1 Dec 1953 Patrol Area: Korean coast Aircraft: P2V-5 Losses: None Detachment Location: None
VP-2
Deployed to: Detachment only Detachment Location: NAF Naha, Okinawa, Japan Detachment Date In: 1 Aug 1951 Detachment Date Out: 2 Dec 1951 Patrol Area: East China Sea; Yellow Sea Aircraft: P2V-3W Losses: None
VP-6
Deployed to: Johnson AFB Date In: 7 Jul 1950 Date Out: 6 Aug 1950 Patrol Area: Yellow Sea
Deployed to: Tachikawa AFB Date In: 7 Aug 1950 Date Out: 12 Feb 1951 Patrol Area: Korean coastline; Sea of Japan Aircraft: P2V-3/3Wbr>Losses: None Detachment Location: NAS Atsugi, Japan Detachment In: 5 Jan 1951 Detachment Out: 12 Feb 1951 Patrol Area: Yellow Sea; Korean coastline
Deployed to: NAS Atsugi, Japan Date In: 1 Aug 1951 Date Out: 14 Jan 1952 Patrol Area: Yellow Sea; Sea of Japan; Tsushima Straits Aircraft: P2V-3/3W Losses: P2V-3 on 16 Aug 1951, crew rescued P2V on 6 Nov 1951, 10 KIA (combat) Detachment Location: None
VP-7
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Date In: 28 Jun 1953 Date Out: 27 Jul 1953 Patrol Area: Sea of Japan; Yellow Sea Aircraft: P2V-5 Losses: None Detachment Location: None
VP-9
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Date In: 27 Jun 1952 Date Out: 16 Nov 1952 Patrol Area: Sea of Japan Aircraft: P4Y-2S Losses: None Detachment Location: Pusan Detachment Date In: Jul 1952 Detachment Date Out: 3 Jan 1953 Patrol Area: Inland Korea
VP-17
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Date In: 1 Feb 1953 Date Out: 30 Jun 1953 Patrol Area: Sea of Japan; Yellow Sea Aircraft: P4Y-2/2s Losses: None Detachment Location: None
VP-22
Deployed to: NAF Naha, Okinawa, Japan Date In: 4 Nov 1950 Date Out: 1 May 1951 Patrol Area: Chinese mainland; Formosa Aircraft: P2V-4 Losses: P2V, 21 Jan 1951 (non-combat) Detachment Location: None VP-22
Deployed to: NAS Atsugi, Japan Date In: 1 Dec 1951 Date Out: 31 May 1952 Patrol Area: Tsushima Straits; Sea of Japan Aircraft: P4Y-2S Losses: None Detachment Location: None VP-22
Deployed to: NAS Atsugi, Japan Date In: 30 Nov 1952 Date Out: 31 May 1953 Patrol Area: North and South China Sea Aircraft: P2V-5 Losses: P2V-5, 18 Jan 1953 (combat), 7 rescued, 4 KIA and 2 POW (combat related) P2V-5, 31 Jan 1953 (non-combat) Detachment Location: None
VP-28
Deployed to: NAF Naha, Okinawa, Japan Date In: 16 Jul 1950 Date Out: 7 Aug 1950 Patrol Area: Foochow; Shanghai Aircraft: PB4Y-2S Losses: None Detachment Location: NAF Agana Detachment Date In: Jan 1950 Detachment Date Out: 7 Aug 1950 VP-28
Deployed to: Tachikawa AFB Date In: 1 Apr 1951 Date Out: 9 Oct 1951 Patrol Area: Yellow Sea; Tsushima Straits Aircraft: PB4Y-2S Losses: None Detachment Location: Itami AFB Detachment Date In: 24 Apr 1951 Detachment Date Out: 30 Apr 1951 Patrol Area: Japanese coast, ASW ops. Detachment Location: Kimpo AFB Detachment Date In: 1 Oct 1951 Detachment Date Out: 13 Dec 1951 Patrol Area: Inland Korea VP-28
Deployed to: NAF Itami Date In: 1 Jun 1952 Date Out: 2 Dec 1952 Patrol Area: North Korean coast; China coast Aircraft: P2V-3/P4Y-2/2S Losses: None Detachment Location: None
VP-29
Deployed to: NAS Atsugi, Japan Date In: 27 Sep 1952 Date Out: 1 Apr 1953 Patrol Area: Sea of Japan; Korean coast Aircraft: P2V-5/6 Losses: None Detachment Location: None
VP-40
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Suisun (AVP 53), 11 Apr 1951–late 1951 Date In: 9 Jun 1951 Date Out: 13 Dec 1951 Patrol Area: Yellow Sea; Tsushima Straits Aircraft: PBM-5/5S Losses: None Detachment Location: None VP-40
Deployed to: NS Sangley Point, Philippines Date In: 2 Sep 1952 Date Out: 28 Mar 1953 Patrol Area: South China Sea; Formosa Straits Aircraft: PBM-5/5S Losses: None Detachment Location: Pescadores Detachment Date In: 2 Sep 1952 Detachment Date Out: 28 Mar 1953 Patrol Area: South China Sea and East China Sea Detachment Location: NAF Naha, Okinawa, Japan Detachment Date In: 2 Sep 1952 Detachment Date Out: 28 Mar 1953 Patrol Area: East China Sea; Yellow Sea
VP-42
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Date In: 19 Jul 1950 Date Out: 10 Aug 1950 Patrol Area: Korean coast
Deployed to: NAS Yokosuka Date In: 11–31 Aug 1950 Date Out: 1 Sep 1950 Patrol Area: Tsushima Straits; Sea of Japan
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Pine Island (AV 13), Aug 1950–Dec 1950 Curtiss (AV 4), 1 Nov 1950–1 Dec 1950 USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39), 18 Oct 1950–27 Feb 1951 Suisun (AVP 53), 11 Apr 1951–15 Jul 1951 Date In: 1 Sep 1950 Date Out: 9 Apr 1951 Patrol Area: Yellow Sea Aircraft: PBM-5 Losses: PBM-5, 7 Jan 1951 (non-combat) Detachment Location: Inchon USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39), 3–13 Oct 1950 Detachment Date In: 3 Oct 1950 Detachment Date Out: 17 Oct 1950 Patrol Area: Korean waters Detachment Location: Chinhae USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39), 13–18 Oct 1950 Detachment Date In: 14 Oct 1950 Detachment Date Out: 18 Oct 1950 Patrol Area: Korean waters; Yellow Sea
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Date In: 7 Dec 1951 Date Out: 6 Jun 1952 Patrol Area: Korean coast Aircraft: P4Y-2 Losses: None Detachment Location: Chinhae Detachment Date In: 15 Mar 52 Detachment Date Out: Apr 1952 Patrol Area: Inland Korea
VP-46
Deployed to: Pescadores Islands Suisun (AVP 53) 30 Jul 1950–6 Mar 1951 Date In: 31 Jul 1950 Date Out: 6 Feb 1951 Patrol Area: Formosa Straits; China
Deployed to: NS Sangley Point, Philippines Date In: 1 Dec 1950 Date Out: 6 Feb 1951 Patrol Area: Night sector searches Aircraft: PBM-5 Losses: None Detachment Location: Buckner Bay USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13), 1 Nov 1950–6 Mar 1951 Detachment Date In: 1 Nov 1950 Detachment Date Out: 6 Feb 1951 Detachment Location: NS Sangley Point, Philippines Detachment Date In: 31 Jul 1950 Detachment Date Out: 6 Feb 1951 Patrol Area: Courier flights to Okinawa
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Floyds Bay (AVP 40), 26 Sep 1951–early 1952 USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39), 26 Sep 1951–early 1952 Date In: 30 Sep 1951 Date Out: 2 Apr 1952 Patrol Area: Korean coast Aircraft: PBM-5S/5S2 Losses: None Detachment Location: Chinhae Suisun (AVP 53) Detachment Date In: Sep 1951 Detachment Date Out: 2 Apr 1952 Patrol Area: Korean coast
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Kenneth Whiting (AV 14) Date In: 1 Mar 1953 Date Out: 27 Jul 1953 Patrol Area: Formosa Straits; east coast of Korea Aircraft: PBM-5S2 Losses: None Detachment Location: None
VP-47
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39), Jul 1950–1 Oct 1950 Date In: 31 Jul 1950 Date Out: 16 Oct 1950 Patrol Area: Chosin Straits
Deployed to: Chinhae/Inchon USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39), 3–13 Oct 1950 Patrol Area: Korean waters Date In: 16 Oct 1950 Date Out: 15 Nov 1950
Deployed to: NAF Yokosuka Date In: 16 Nov 1950 Date Out: 1 Jan 1951 Patrol Area: Sea of Japan; eastern Korean coast Aircraft: PBM-5 Losses: None Detachment Location: None
Deployed to: Pescadores Island Pine Island (AVP 12) Date In: 1 Aug 1951 Date Out: 4 Mar 1952 Patrol Area: Yellow Sea Aircraft: PBM-5 Losses: None Detachment Location: NS Sangley Point, Philippines USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13) Detachment Date In: 26 Jul 1951 Detachment Date Out: 4 Mar 1952 Patrol Area: China Sea Detachment Location: Buckner Bay USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39) Corson (AVP 37) Detachment In: 26 Jul 1951 Detachment Date Out: 4 Mar 1952 Patrol Area: China Sea 1952 Deployments VP-47
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Kenneth Whiting (AV 14) USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39) Date In: 22 Nov 1952 Date Out: 31 May 1953 Patrol Area: Yellow Sea; Sea of Japan Aircraft: PBM-5 Losses: None Detachment Location: Fukuoka Corson (AVP 37) Detachment Date In: Dec 1952 Detachment Date Out: 31 May 1953 Patrol Area: Sea of Japan
VP-48
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Kenneth Whiting (AV 14) USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39) Date In: Jul 1953 Date Out: Dec 1953 Patrol Area: Yellow Sea Aircraft: PBM-5S2 Losses: PBM-5 on 30 Jul 1953 (non-combat), 5 rescued, 10 killed in the crash Detachment Location: None
VP-50
VP-57
Deployed to: NAS Atsugi, Japan Date In: 28 Mar 1953 Date Out: 27 Jul 1953 Patrol Area: Sea of Japan; Yellow Sea Aircraft: P2V-5 Losses: None Detachment Location: None
VP-731
Deployed to: Buckner Bay USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13), 1 Nov 1950–6 Mar 1951 Suisun (AVP 53), 6 Mar 1951–13 Aug 1951 Date In: 7 Feb 1951 Date Out: 13 Aug 1951 Patrol Area: Formosa Straits; China coast Aircraft: PBM-5 Losses: None Detachment Location: NS Sangley Point, Philippines USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13), 13 Mar 1951–18 Oct 1951 Detachment Date In: 7 Feb 1951 Detachment Date Out: 13 Aug 1951 Patrol Area: Formosa coast; China coast Detachment Location: Hong Kong Detachment Date In: 7 Feb 1951 Detachment Date Out: 13 Aug 1951 Patrol Area: Courier Flights
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Kenneth Whiting (AV 14) USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39) Date In: 1 Jun 1952 Date Out: 8 Dec 1952 Patrol Area: Korean coast; Formosa Straits Aircraft: PBM-5S2 Losses: PBM damaged on 31 Jul 1952, 2 KIA and 2 WIA (combat related) Detachment Location: None
VP-772
Deployed to: NAS Atsugi, Japan Date In: 31 Jan 51 Date Out: 3 Aug 1951 Sea Patrol Area: Yellow; Tsushima Straits Aircraft: P4Y-2 Losses: None Detachment Location: K-1, Pusan Detachment Date In: 12 Jun 1951 Detachment Date Out: 3 Aug 1951 Patrol Area: Inland Korea
VP-871
Deployed to: NAS Atsugi, Japan Date In: 1 Dec 1951 Date Out: 7 Jul 1952 Patrol Area: Sea of Japan Aircraft: P4Y-2S Losses: None Detachment Location: Kimpo AFB Detachment Date In: 12 Dec 1951 Detachment Date Out: 7 Jul 1952 Patrol Area: Inland Korea
VP-892
Deployed to: NAS Iwakuni, Japan Curtiss (AV 4) thru 30 Dec 1950 Pine Island (AV 12), Dec 1950–mid-1951 USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39), 18 Oct 1950–13 Apr 1951 Suisun (AVP 53), 11 Apr 1951 – Late 1951 Date In: 13 Dec 1950 Date Out: 9 Jun 1951 Patrol Area: Yellow Sea, night patrols Aircraft: PBM-5 Losses: None Detachment Location: None 1951 Deployments
Deployed to: NS Sangley Point, Philippines USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13) Date In: 1 Mar 1952 Date Out: 12 Sep 1952 Patrol Area: China Sea Aircraft: PBM-5S/S2 Losses: None Detachment Location: None 1953 Deployments
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