.
 

Patrol Bombing Squadron 63

 

"Mad Cats"

.

History 

19. September 1942 VP-63 established at NAS Alameda CA
1. October 1944 VP-63 redesignated VPB-63
2. July 1945 VPB-63 Disestablished at NAS Norfolk VA
....
Planes:
1951 - 1953
PBY-5
(MAD)
.
VP-63, VPB-63 Deployments 
- later more - - - - -
..
VP-63, VPB-63 Home Port Assignments
NAS Alameda CA 19 Sep 1942 23 Mar 1943
NAS Elizabeth City NC 23 Mar 1943 6 Apr 1943
NAS Quonset Point RI 6 Apr 1943  22 Jun 1943
RAF Pembroke Dock South Wales, England  22 Jun 1943  16 Dec 1943
NAS Port Lyautey, FM  16 Dec 1943  21 Jun 1945
NAS Norfolk VA  21 Jun 1945 2 Jul 1945
.
VP-63, VPB-63  Commanding Officers 
LCDR Edward O. Wagner 19 Sep 1942  23 Sep 1943
LCDR Curtis H. Hutchings  23 Sep 1943 25 Jul 1944
LCDR Carl W. Brown 25 Jul 1944 2 Jul 1945
 .

History 

- Has anyone more Informations about this Squadron -


-

last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

-

-
- Corrections, additions and remarks please send to the Web master Michael E. Fader -
- If information from this site is used as source material please credit www.wings-aviation.ch  -
- If this page does not have a navigational frame on the left, click HERE to see the rest of the website. -