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Air Anti-Submarine Squadrons later
Sea Control Squadrons

Scout Squadrons
(WW II)
 

In 1950 the VS designation was resurrected and VC squadrons which operated Anti-Submarine Aircraft were redesignated Air Anti-Submarine Squadrons (VS). In September 1993, the name of the VS designation was changed from "Air Anti-Submarine Squadron" to "Sea Control Squadron" as by that time all VS squadrons were flying the S-3B Viking which was capable of both Anti-Submarine Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare and the new name better described the capabilities of the VS squadrons All VS squadrons which existed at the time of that name change were renamed from "Air Anti-Submarine Squadron" to "Sea Control Squadron". The designation is no longer in active use but is still attached to eleven deactivated VS squadrons

The VS designation first appeared in 1922 as the designation for scouting squadrons. It was used as the designation for scouting squadron until it was formally removed from the squadron designation system in 1946, but it had ceased to exist in 1943 as by the end of that year VS squadrons had all been redesignated to VF, VT, VC or VCS (cruiser scouting squadron)

 
 
VS- Squadrons ( in WWII)
VS-1B 1928 - 1930
1931 - 1937
VS-1S 1930 - 1931
VS-2B 1928 - 1937
VS-3 1937 - 1943
VS-4B 1934 - 1937
VS-5 1937 - 1942
VS-5B 19?? - 1937
VS-6 1937 - 1942
VS-6B 19?? - 1937
VS-7B 1937 - 1937
VS-8 1941 - 1943
VS-8B 1937 - 1937
VS-9 1942 - 1943
VS-9S 19?? - 1937
VS-10 1942 - 1943
VS-10S 1930 - 1937
VS-11S 1934 - 1937
VS-12 1942 - 1943
VS-12S 1936 - 1937
VS-14S 1936 - 1937
VS-16 1942 - 1943
VS-22 1943 - 1943
VS-23 1943 - 1943
VS-24 1942 - 1943
VS-25 1943 - 1943
VS-41  1st 1937 - 1941
VS-41  2nd 1941 - 1943
VS-42 1937 - 1943
VS-71 1939 - 1942
VS-72 1939 - 1943
VS-201 1941 - 1942

 

VS- Squadrons
VS-20 1953 - 1956
1961 - 1962
VS-21 1950 - 2005
VS-22 1950 - 1956
1960 - 2009
VS-23 1950 - 1968
VS-24 1950 - 1956
1960 - 2007
VS-25 1950 - 1956
1960 - 1968
VS-26 1950 - 1956
1969 - 1966
VS-27  1st 1950 - 1973
VS-27  2nd 1987 - 1994
VS-28 1960 - 1992
VS-29 1960 - 2007
VS-30 1953 - 2005
VS-31 1950 - 2008
VS-32 1950 - 2008
VS-33 1960 - 2006
VS-34 1960 - 1968
VS-35 1961 - 1973
1976 - 1977
1987 - 1988
1991 - 2005
VS-36 1953 - 1966
VS-37 1953 - 1995
VS-38 1953 - 2004
VS-39 1953 - 1968
VS-41 1960 - 2006
VS-42 1961 - 1962

VS-71

1970 -1975
VS-72 1970 -1975
VS-73 1970 -1975
VS-81 1970 -1975
VS-82 1970 -1975
VS-83 1970 -1975
VS-801 1950 - 1953
VS-831 1950 - 1953
VS-871 1950 - 1953
VS-892 1950 - 1953
VS-913 1950 - 1953
VS-931 1949 - 1953
VS-SU 1982 - 1987
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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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