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Patrol Squadron 1

 

 "Fleet’s Finest", "Screaming Eagles,"

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History 

15. February 1943 VB-128 established at Deland FL
1. October 1944 VB-128 redesignated VPB-128
15. May 1946 VPB-128 redesignated VP-128
15. November 1946 VP-128 redesignated VP-ML-1
1. September 1948 VP-ML-1 redesignated VP-1

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Tailcodes 

1946 - 1948 AC
1948 - 1957 CD
1957 - today YB
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Planes:
 

 

 

1943 - 1946
PV-1
 
 

 

 

1946 - 1947
PV-2
   
 

 

 

1947 - 1950
P2V-2
     
 

 

 

1950 - 1953
P2V-3
   
 

 

 

1953 - 1959
P2V-5 P2V-5F
   
 

 

 

1959 - 1969
P2V-7, SP-2H
   
 

 

 

1969 - 1984
P-3B
 
 

 

 

1984 - 2019
P-3C
   
 

 

 

2019 - Today
P-
8A
   
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VB-128, VPB-128, VP-128, VP-ML-1, VP-1 Deployments 
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VB-128, VPB-128, VP-128, VP-ML-1, VP-1  Home Port Assignments
Deland FL 15. Feb. 1943 17. May 1943
Floyd Bennett Field NY. 17. May 1943 6. Oct. 1944
NAS Kaneohe HI 6. Oct. 1944 21. Jun. 1945
Tinian Island 21. Jun. 1945 15. May 1946
Naha, Okinawa 15. May 1946 13. Jan. 1948
NAS Whidbey Island WA 13. Jan. 1948  30. Jun. 1970
NAS Barbers Point HI  30. Jun. 1970 Jul. 1995
NAS Whidbey Island WA Jul. 1995 present
 
VB-128, VPB-128, VP-128, VP-ML-1, VP-1 Commanding Officers 
LCDR Charles L. Westhofen 15. Feb. 1943  1. Jan. 1944
LCDR Groome E. Marcus  1. Jan. 1944  4. Jun. 1944
LCDR Jay B. Yakeley  4. Jun. 1944 19. Sep. 1945
CDR James W. Lenney 19. Sep. 1945 23. Nov. 1946
LCDR J. D. Seal 23. Nov. 1946 17. Jul. 1947
LCDR W. W. Titsworth 17. Jul. 1947 1. Jan. 1949
CDR I. J. Heizer 1. Jan. 1949 8. Jul. 1949
CDR J. B. Honan 8. Jul. 1949 15. Jan. 1951
CDR William M. Ringness 15. Jan. 1951 31. May 1952
CDR I. E. Quillan 31. May 1952 Apr. 1954
CDR Irving A. Kittel Apr. 1954  Jul. 1955
CDR W. J. Bowers  Jul. 1955  5. Sep. 1956
CDR J. H. Caldwell  5. Sep. 1956 3. Apr. 1958
CDR Vance W. Alder 3. Apr. 1958  
     
     
     
 

History 

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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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