Air Ferry Squadron 32
"Rex Initeris" - "King of Travel"
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History |
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| 1. December 1943 | VRF-2 established at NAS ? |
| 15. November 1946 | VRF-2 was redesignated VR-32 |
| 1. September 1948 | VR-32 was redesignated VRF-32 |
| 1. September 1972 | VRF-32 disestablished at NAS North Island CA |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1948 - 1956 | RF |
| 1956 - 1972 | JP |
| Planes: |
none
| VRF-2, VR-32, VRF-32 Home Port Assignments | ||
| ? | 1. Dec. 1943 | ? |
| NAS North Island CA | ? | 1. Sep. 1972 |
| VRF-2, VR-32, VRF-32 Commanding Officers | ||
| ? | ? | ? |
| ? | ? | ? |
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History |
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The VRF-32’s role was to fly aircraft and helicopters to and from depot-level maintenance, between squadrons, from aircraft manufacturers, and to and from the ‘boneyard’ at Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona. The pilots were generally qualified to fly several different types and categories of aircraft, such as tactical jet aircraft, multi-engine and single-engine aircraft, and helicopters. Mixed crews were often formed with the sister squadron, VRF-31.
Although the transport squadrons (VRF-31 & VRF-32) were assigned code letters, these were not affixed to the aircraft; the same applies to tactical numbers. |
Further information from CDR Rob Meyer, USNR (retired)