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Consolidated PB2Y Coronado Profile

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: PB2Y ThumbnailCameraVR-2 PB2Y BUNO: Unknown "...Consolidated PB2Y-2 Black 2-R-21 NATS Honolulu, Hawaii 1943. These profiles are patrol floatplanes as a tribute to the VP-squadrons and pilots..." Contributed by Paul Imhoff p.imhoff@hetnet.nl [09MAR2016]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: PB2Y ThumbnailCameraVR-2 PB2Y BUNO: Unknown "...Consolidated PB2Y-2 Black 2-R-23 NATS NAS Alameda, California 1942. These profiles are patrol floatplanes as a tribute to the VP-squadrons and pilots..." Contributed by Paul Imhoff p.imhoff@hetnet.nl [09MAR2016]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: PB2Y ThumbnailCameraVR-2 PB2Y BUNO: Unknown "...Consolidated PB2Y-2 Black 2-R-21 NATS Honolulu, Hawaii 1943. These profiles are patrol floatplanes as a tribute to the VP-squadrons and pilots..." Contributed by Paul Imhoff p.imhoff@hetnet.nl [09MAR2016]


Consolidated PB2Y Coronado

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-2 BUNO: Unknown "...Four JRM-2 Mars from VR-2 in flight, circa 1953-54. Philippine Mars is RA 820 and Hawaii Mars is RA 823 (third in line). Photographed by Clay Jansson. Photo from the TailHook Association http://www.tailhook.org/..." Contributed by Mahlon K. Miller mkwsmiller@cox.net [21MAR2004]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: "...In August 1945 I flew on PB2Y-5 BUNO: 7241 with VR-2 (left) and BUNO: 7241 (center and right) in NATS Packet September 1945..." Contributed by COX, Douglas C. COXMARINEINS@AOL.COM [26FEB2005]

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Convair R3Y-2 Profile

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-1 BUNO: 128446 "...Convair R3Y-1 "Indian Ocean Tradewind" - BUNO: 128446 - VR-2 NATS NAS Alameda, California 15 June 1956. I am a admirer of the US Navy Float- and Torpedoplanes for several years now. I am drawing profiles from the USN Floatplanes and Torpedoplanes from the early beginnings (1910-etc). These profiles are patrol floatplanes as a tribute to the VP-squadrons and pilots..." Contributed by Paul Imhoff p.imhoff@hetnet.nl [27DEC2015]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-1 BUNO: 128448 "...Convair R3Y-1 "Coral Sea Tradewind" - BUNO: 128448 - VR-2 NATS NAS Alameda, California 15 June 1956. I am a admirer of the US Navy Float- and Torpedoplanes for several years now. I am drawing profiles from the USN Floatplanes and Torpedoplanes from the early beginnings (1910-etc). These profiles are patrol floatplanes as a tribute to the VP-squadrons and pilots..." Contributed by Paul Imhoff p.imhoff@hetnet.nl [27DEC2015]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-1 BUNO: 128449 "...Convair R3Y-1 "China Sea Tradewind" - BUNO: 128449 - VR-2 NATS Keehi Lagoon Oahu Hawaii 1956. I am a admirer of the US Navy Float- and Torpedoplanes for several years now. I am drawing profiles from the USN Floatplanes and Torpedoplanes from the early beginnings (1910-etc). These profiles are patrol floatplanes as a tribute to the VP-squadrons and pilots..." Contributed by Paul Imhoff p.imhoff@hetnet.nl [27DEC2015]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-1 BUNO: 128450 "...Convair R3Y-1 "South Atlantic Tradewind" - BUNO: 128450 - VR-2 NATS NAS Alameda, California 5 September 1956. I am a admirer of the US Navy Float- and Torpedoplanes for several years now. I am drawing profiles from the USN Floatplanes and Torpedoplanes from the early beginnings (1910-etc). These profiles are patrol floatplanes as a tribute to the VP-squadrons and pilots..." Contributed by Paul Imhoff p.imhoff@hetnet.nl [27DEC2015]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-2 BUNO: 131722 "...Convair R3Y-3 "Arabian Sea Tradewind" - BUNO: 131722 - VR-2 NATS NAS Alameda, California 28 September 1956. I am a admirer of the US Navy Float- and Torpedoplanes for several years now. I am drawing profiles from the USN Floatplanes and Torpedoplanes from the early beginnings (1910-etc). These profiles are patrol floatplanes as a tribute to the VP-squadrons and pilots..." Contributed by Paul Imhoff p.imhoff@hetnet.nl [27DEC2015]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-2 BUNO: 131723 "...Convair R3Y-3 "Caribbean Sea Tradewind" - BUNO: 131723 - VR-2 NATS NAS Philadelphia April 1956. I am a admirer of the US Navy Float- and Torpedoplanes for several years now. I am drawing profiles from the USN Floatplanes and Torpedoplanes from the early beginnings (1910-etc). These profiles are patrol floatplanes as a tribute to the VP-squadrons and pilots..." Contributed by Paul Imhoff p.imhoff@hetnet.nl [27DEC2015]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-2 BUNO: 13724 "...Convair R3Y-2 "South Pacific Tradewind" - BUNO: 131724 - VR-2 NATS LCDR C. E. Feiock - 31 March 1956 - NAS Alameda, California - I am a admirer of the US Navy Float- and Torpedoplanes for several years now. I am drawing profiles from the USN Floatplanes and Torpedoplanes from the early beginnings (1910-etc). These profiles are patrol floatplanes as a tribute to the VP-squadrons and pilots..." Contributed by Paul Imhoff p.imhoff@hetnet.nl [13AUG2015]


Convair R3Y-1/2 Tradewind

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-2 BUNO: 131723 "...VR-2 (RA 723) R3Y-2 (BuNo 131723) refueling a VMCJ-3 (TN 6) F9F-8P (BuNo 144386) over Southern California, 11 December 1957. Photographed by Clay Jansson. Photo from the TailHook Association http://www.tailhook.org/..." Contributed by Mahlon K. Miller mkwsmiller@cox.net [16MAR2003]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-2 BUNO: 131723 "...VR-2 (RA 723) R3Y-2 (BuNo 131723) refueling a VMCJ-3 (TN 6) F9F-8P (BuNo 144386) over Southern California, 11 December 1957. Photographed by Clay Jansson. Photo from the TailHook Association http://www.tailhook.org/..." Contributed by Mahlon K. Miller mkwsmiller@cox.net [16MAR2003]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-2 BUNO: 128445 Contributed by John Lucas john.lucas@netzero.net [13MAR2002]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-2 BUNO: Unknown "...VR-2 R3Y near squadron hanger at NAS Alameda, California in 1957..." Contributed by WIESER, Ray rwieser@comcast.net [29SEP2009}

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-2 BUNO: Unknown "...VR-2 R3Y on flight line at NAS Alameda, California in 1957..." Contributed by WIESER, Ray rwieser@comcast.net [29SEP2009}


Glen Martin MARS

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: 76824 "...Martin JRM-2 Mars (BuNo 76824), Caroline Mars, circa 1946-48. Photographed by Clay Jansson. Photo from the TailHook Association http://www.tailhook.org/..." Contributed by Mahlon K. Miller mkwsmiller@cox.net [21MAR2004]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: MARS ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: 76820 "...The Martin JRM-3 Philippine Mars (BuNo. 76820) of transport squadron VR-2 taking off fom San Francisco Bay at NAS Alameda, California to Honululu, Hawaii, in 1946. A "long hull" Essex-class aircraft carrier painted in the wartime measure 21 is visible in the background. By 1956, the Mars had outlived its usefulness for the Navy and had been condemned to the scrap yard. However, after a series of disastrous fire seasons in British Columbia (Canada), a group of logging companies heard about the availability of the Mars. The Mars was ideally suited to British Columbia's abundance of waterways and shortage of strategically placed airfields. Mr. MacMillan Bloedel took the initiative and formed Forest Industry Flying Tankers Limited (FIFT), in partnership with Pacific Forest Products Limited and TimberWest Forest Limited. The new company purchased the last four remaining Martin Mars from the US Navy in 1959. After installation of a 27276 l (7206 US gal) plywood holding tank and retractable filling probes. As of 2008 Philippine Mars is still in use by "Coulson Flying Tankers" with the Canadian registration C-FLYK. Source U.S. Navy Naval History Center, USN photo no. 1053758 [1] - Date 1946 - Author USN..." WebSite: Wikimedia http://commons.wikimedia.org/ [20OCT2008]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: MARS ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: 76820 "...Philippine MARS - NAS Jacksonville, Florida..." http://www.nasjax.navy.mil/ command%20information/ aircraft_1950s_photo _gallery.htm [17JUN2002]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: MARS ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: 76822 "...Marshall MARS..." Contributed by John Lucas john.lucas@netzero.net [12JUN2002]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: MARS ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: 76824 Contributed by John Lucas john.lucas@netzero.net [16FEB2003]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: MARS ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: 76824 Contributed by THOMAS, Arthur R. (Deceased) c/o His Son Greg Thomas glassart@pacbell.net [17FEB2003]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: MARS ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: 76824 "...Carolina MARS - NAS Jacksonville, Florida..." Contributed by William T. Larkin via KOONTS, AT2 Billy billkoonts@aol.com [01NOV2002]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: MARS ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: 76824 "...Carolina MARS - NAS Jacksonville, Florida..." Contributed by John Lucas john.lucas@netzero.net [01NOV2002]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: MARS ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: 76824 "...(15 July 1949) - Carolina MARS - NAS Jacksonville, Florida..." http://www.nasjax.navy.mil/ command%20information/ aircraft_1940s_photo _gallery.htm [17JUN2002]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: MARS ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: 76820, 76821, 76823, and 76824 "...Martin MARS in formation--late 1940's. From front to back, Nos. 76820 (Philippine Mars), 76821, 76823 and 76824. Could not discern the names of the last three from the photo..." Contributed by Cliff Lewis lewisc1@digitalexp.com [02DEC2001]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: MARS ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: Unknown "...VR-2 Naval Air Transport Service - Philippines MARS - Saipan 1946-1947..." Contributed by Ed Callen ecall755@aol.com [22NOV2002]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: MARS ThumbnailCameraVR-2 MARS BUNO: Unknown "...MARS running up-- VR-2--September 52..." Contributed by Cliff Lewis lewisc1@digitalexp.com [02DEC2001]

VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: "...VR-2 MARS Aircraft Model..." Contributed by Dan J. Dertien ddertien@shaw.ca [07JAN2005]

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VP AircraftAIRCRAFT: R3Y-1 ThumbnailCameraVR-2 R3Y-2 BUNO: Unknown "...Four JRM-2 Mars from VR-2 in flight, circa 1953-54. Philippine Mars is RA 820 and Hawaii Mars is RA 823 (third in line). Photographed by Clay Jansson. Photo from the TailHook Association http://www.tailhook.org/..." Contributed by Mahlon K. Miller mkwsmiller@cox.net [21MAR2004]

UPDATE "...From front to back in the photo they are: 76820-Philippine 76821-Marianas 76823-Hawaii 75824-Caroline The taking of this photo presented some difficulty. Usual photos of four aircraft in formation is nothing special but when there are only four in existance it is much more difficult. Normal operation was three aircraft in flight status and one in overhaul. In addition one aircraft was usually in Hawaii and rarly were they all three at Alameda at the same time. To obtain this photo it meant that all four had to be in NAS Alameda, California and in flying status at the same time, no mean trick. As I recall they only had one day to get the picture for flight schedule reasons or the one aircraft was due into overhaul the next day. Anyway, it was a typical overcast Bay Area day so they had to climb above the overcast to get the proper lighting. The resulting picture was later made available to all squadron personnel. Maybe someone else closer to the planning for this photo shoot can add to or correct this account. I would be very interested to hear any additional information...STOTT, AD3 Marvin pema123@charter.net..." [17OCT2004]


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