VP-91 History
Circa Unknown Can you identify the Month and or Year?
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Here are a few pictures and covers of books that have been in my dad's flight bag for over 50 years. I used to look at them when I was a kid and then when I got on line awhile back I punched in PBY and found http://www.pby.com. I got all this stuff back out and sent some to him...He flew anti-submarine patrols in the Carribean before shipping out to the Pacific. He was usually with the VPB-91. He was also good friends with the crew that found the survivors of the Indianapolis and would like to know why that crew was broken up after they saved the sailors..." Contributed by David Burns dab7317@ccp.com [26AUG98]
A BIT OF HISTORY: AIRCRAFT: 8 P3-C U-III's http://www.spawar.navy.mil/nr/cnarf/wing4/history-cy95.html
A BIT OF HISTORY: Contributed by Jim Retzer jcretzer@softcom.net [10MAY2000]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Here are a few pictures and covers of books that have been in my dad's flight bag for over 50 years - Maxie's Dream - Sirge..." Contributed by David Burns dab7317@ccp.com [26AUG98]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Here are a few pictures and covers of books that have been in my dad's flight bag for over 50 years - Sleepy Time Gail..." Contributed by David Burns dab7317@ccp.com [26AUG98]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...VP-91 (both tours) made 33 rescues and picked up 88 survivors!..." Contributed by George B. Winter pbycat@bellsouth.net WEBSITE: http://www.vpnavy.com/winter.html [Updated ICQ # 17809169]
A BIT OF HISTORY: "..."Catalinas" performed a variety of essential duties, including long-range scouting and antisubmarine patrols, convoy escorts, SAR (search and rescue) and torpedo/bombing attack operations...One squadron in particular (the Black Cats) with aircraft painted black for night operations only, were credited with sinking hundreds of tons of enemy shipping. Two squadrons (VP-63 and VP-9l) were equipped with magnetic detection gear in order to locate submerged submarines. Retrtro-bombs were also installed which, when fired backwards at a velocity equal to the speed of the aircraft, dropped straight down upon a target being over-flown by the aircraft..." http://www.naval-air.org/catalina.htm
A BIT OF HISTORY: VP-91 Patch "...Variation of the VP-91 Stingers Patch..." Contributed by Tom Grannis grannis1@earthlink.net [19DEC2003]
A BIT OF HISTORY: VP-91 Logo "...Circa WWII...Worn by Enlisted Pilot..." [25JUN2000]
"VP-91 History Summary Page"
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