Patrol Squadron 33
"Black Cats"
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History |
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| 1. November 1935 | VP-12F established at NAS Seattle WA |
| 1. October 1937 | VP-12F redesignated VP-12 |
| 1. July 1939 | VP-12 redesignated VP-51 |
| 1. July 1941 | VP-51 redesignated VP-71 |
| 1. October 1944 | VP-71 redesignated VPB-71 |
| 15. May 1946 | VPB-71 redesignated VP-71 |
| 15. November 1946 | VP-71 redesignated VP-AM-3 |
| 1. September 1948 | VP-AM-3 redesignated VP-33 |
| 15. December 1949 | VP-33 Disestablished at NAS Barbers Point HI |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1949 | EB |
| Planes: |
none
PBY-1
PBY-2
PBY-3
PBY-5
PBY-5A
PBY-6A
PBM-5A
| VP-12F, VP-12, VP-51, VP-71, VPB-71, VP-AM-3, VP-33 Deployments | ||||
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| VP-12F, VP-12, VP-51, VP-71, VPB-71, VP-AM-3, VP-33 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS Seattle WA | 1 Nov 1935 | 1 Oct 1937 |
| NAS San Diego CA | 1 Oct 1937 | 1 Jul 1939 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | 1 Jul 1939 | 8 Apr 1941 |
| NAS Floyd Bennett Field CA | 8 Apr 1941 | 17 Dec 1941 |
| NAS Alameda CA | 17 Dec 1941 | 1 Apr 1942 |
| NAS Kaneohe HI | 1 Apr 1942 | 24 Mar 1944 |
| NAS San Diego CA | 24 Mar 1944 | 28 Aug 1944 |
| NAS Kaneohe HI | 28 Aug 1944 | May 1946 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | May 1946 | 15. Dec 1949 |
| VP-12F, VP-12, VP-51, VP-71, VPB-71, VP-AM-3, VP-33 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCDR James E. Dyer | 1 Nov 1935 | Jun 1937 |
| LCDR Thomas A. Gray, Jr. | Jun 1937 | 5 Jul 1939 |
| LCDR Stephen B. Cooke | 5 Jul 1939 | 20 Mar 1940 |
| LCDR William J. Mullins | 20 Mar 1940 | Aug 1942 |
| LCDR Harry E. Sears | Aug 1942 | 1 Apr 1943 |
| LCDR Cecil K. Harper | 1 Apr 1943 | 25 Apr 1944 |
| LCDR Norman C. Gillette, Jr. | 25 Apr 1944 | 28 Mar 1946 |
| LCDR J. W. Henderson | 28 Mar 1946 | 13 May 1946 |
| LCDR C. G. Strum | 13 May 1946 | 28 Jun 1946 |
| LCDR W. H. Christensen | 28 Jun 1946 | Sep 1948 |
| CDR H. K. Laing | Sep 1948 | 2 Mar 1949 |
| CDR J. D. Wright | 2 Mar 1949 | 15. Dec 1949 |
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History |
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