VPNAVY - FASRON-112 History Summary Page

FASRON-112 History

Circa 1958
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...First Run - Page 33 - Naval Aviation News - May 1958..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1958/may58.pdf [13AUG2004]

Circa 1953
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...FASRON Trains Neptune Crews - Page 35 - Naval Aviation News - June 1953..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1953/jun53.pdf [29JUL2004]

Circa 1952
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...FASRON-110, FASRON-112, FASRON-114, FASRON-117, FASRON-118, FASRON-119, FASRON-120, FASRON-885, FASRON-895, VP-1, VP-2, VP-4, VP-6, VP-9, VP-22, VP-28, VP-29, VP-40, VP-42, VP-46, VP-47, VP-731, VP-772, VP-871, VP-892 and VP-931) - Naval Aeronautical Organization OPNAV NOTICE 05400 for Fiscal Year 1953 dated 1 October 1952 is: DECLASSIFIED per Office of Chief of Naval Operations on 1 February 1965 by Op-501..." WebSite: Naval Historical Center http://www.history.navy.mil/a-record/nao53-68/fy1953-oct52.pdf [14MAR2007]

Circa 1951
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...PBY BUNO: 64046 USN History Card..." Contributed Ragnar J. Ragnarson ragsie@centrum.is [17JAN2007]
Accepted 09JUL45
Delivered 15JUL45
Hedron FAW-8 JUL45
VPB-100 AUG45
Pool AROU 2 SEP45-06OCT45
VPB-71 06OCT45-MAY46
Pool Hedron FAW-2 MAY-JUL46
Repair Hedron FAW-2 JUL-SEP46
Awaiting action Pearl Harbor SEP-JAN47
Pool Pearl Harbor JAN-MAR47
Pool NAS Alameda, California MAR47-AUG47
Pool NAF Philadelphia AUG47-MAY48 (overhauled 20APR48)
NART NAS Glenview, Illinois MAY48-MAY50
O&R NAS North Island, San Diego, California 19MAY50
FASRON-112 NAS Whidbey Island, Washington 15JAN51
NAS Kodiak, Alaska 15FEB51
O&R NAS Seattle, Washington 20JAN53
Storage Litchfield Park 27MAR53
Stricken Litchfield Park 20NOV56
Total hours flown 1447

Circa 1948
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Title: "Patrol Squadron Four Aerial Survey of Southeastern Alaska 1948 Cruise Book"..." CruiseBook mentions FASRON-112, VP-61, and VP-4. [10JAN2000]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "The NAS Whidbey Island, Washington story left out quite a few patrol bomber squadrons as I went there in Aug 1948 and there was 3 squadrons of PB4Y-2 Privateers there. I was placed in VPHL-7, (9 Planes per squad.) Also 3 squadrons of P-2V Neptunes, VPMLs plus FASRON 112. The Privateers rotated to NAS Kodiak, Alaska and the Neptunes went to NAS Adak, Alaska, plus FASRON 114 was in NAS Kodiak, Alaska..." Contributed by W RAMON BALKCOM WRAMONBALKCOM@WEBTV.NET [22DEC97]

Circa 1947
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...PBY BUNO: 63993 USN History Card..." WebSite: Yahoo PBY Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PBY/ [11FEB2007]
Accepted 06AUG45
Delivered 08AUG45
Pool Rohr Aircraft AUG-SEP45
Hedron 1 FAW-14 OCT45-NOV45
Wing Supply Hedron 14 15NOV45-30NOV45
NAS Terminal Island, California NOV45-JAN46
Pool Hedron FAW-4 FEB46-25JUL46
VP-62 25JUL46-OCT46
VP-AM-2 NOV46-FEB47
Pool FASRON-112 MAR47
NAS Attu, Alaska (Aleutians) APR47-OCT47
Pool FASRON-112 NOV47-MAY48
Pool NAS North Island, San Diego, California JUN-AUG48
O&R Philadelphia 17MAR50
O&R NAS North Island, San Diego, California 08JUN50
O&R NAS Seattle, Washington 20JAN51
NART NAS New York, New York 12OCT51
Storage NAF Litchfield Park, Arizona SEP53-07OCT53
NART NAS Atlanta, Georgia 05MAY55
O&R NAS Pensacola, Floridaa 30DEC54
Stricken from the Navy's inventory OCT56
Total hrs flown 1578

Circa Unknown
A BIT OF HISTORY: FASRON-112 "...FASRON-112 Commanding Officer at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington..." U. S. Navy Documentation [27DEC2012]

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