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5 July 1943

J,QcAT~ION OF' lj AS, NAVAL AIRCRAFT

E n r o ~ t e Msbam

GliRRIERs i CVr,LtsCompleting as N o t e d

SAi:aA;l OGA Car r ie r Air Group SoPac CiiSABLANLNCA 7/10 Vancouver

36 sI3D 2 8 Noumea LISCO~BF. BAY 7/17 19 VB- 3 COT-+& SEA 8/1 9 1

COEREGIDOR 8/15 93 VF-6

MISSIOn BLiY 991 10

18 TBF-1 1 GU.~~I~&C~LNJ':JJ 9/15 10 VTe.3

h~mJILABAY 10/1 l?

NATO132:. BAY 10/15 19

ESSXX Car r ie r A i r G r o u p 9 1 Pearl 1 TBF-1 Ilawaii

VU-9 32 SBI) $ P Squadrons Unassigned VF-9 35 2'63'-3 P?

VT-9 20 TBF-1 9 9 vc-33 1 2 TBF-1 Llamed a 6 FhI-2 ? ?

-I ~~&LERPRISE rn Carr ie r A i r G r o u 3 1 2 1 P e a r l 1 TBF-1 Hawaii 1 VC-3b . 9 Ex-1 As to r i a

36 SED 6 TBF-1 f ?

VB-12 99

VF-12 36 FLU-1 99 i

VT-12 18 TBT-1 4 Vc-35 1 2 m-l f P i Otay Mesa

9 TEF-1 1 t t I?D3PILNDENCE Carrier A i r G r o u p 22 San Franci s c o

VC-22 9 TEF-1 9 sm-5

SflJGAMON - c a r r i e r Air Group 2 6 S oPa c 1 VC-39 4 P L ~ F - ~ ; ~ TBM-1 Alarceda

9 SBD E f a t e n VC-26 11 n d - 1 , 3 TBF-1 " 3

9 TEF-1 i t

VF-26 1 - 8 Cm-27 11 Fl+F-lt. S e a t t l e 3 cm-28 6 TBF-1 t?

j SUT/\r.@3 'Eli: Car r i e r Air G ~ O U I ) 27 \VC-4.2 6 ?U-1, 6 TBhl-1 Alameda

3 TBF-1 31 SoPac VF-27 11 F4F-4 Efate t VT-27 15 TBF-1 14 Efate 1 vc-55 6 FlJ-1 Astoria

1 A b o a r d . 8 TBF-1 9 9

I Carrier A i r Group LO I VL,-30

11 ~43'-4 4 Efa te VF-28 I

7 Aboard ! VC-63 t

CR. OlYTAlJ VC--19

Enroute Ganal Zone \VC-66 6 mL-l San Diego ~VC-68

San Francisco San Diego

11

Seattle Llameda

San Diego 71

S e a t t l e 11

f I!J AS S IiU Sol?a c ! t I * Ordered t b cormission.

AJ-J TAJLLHA ~ r , r e Islan?; carrier A i r Group, 1 ( corn* 5/2/43 ) / V B - ~ 20 SBD-&,l2 SBD-5 AI-arfieda t t

C O P i ; ! 1'r:are ~ s l a n d i VF-4 3 5 F6F-3 /VT-I 15 TBh1-1,Z TBAI-lP P P

LONG ISLMD ,At sea -;. v.zadc

8 " . I 4'

- 1 - )$-*-*-*'

FLmT AIR WIrJGS

Fleet A i r Wing One

Hedron .L

VP-12 10 PBy-5A 9 E s p i r i tu S. 1 VP- 24,

VPd44

VP- 54

1 Noumea 1 15 PBY-5 I Nownea

14 E s p i r i t u 3. FBY - 5A

PBY- 5li E s p i r i E s p i r i tu s.

canal 9 pBY-5 E n r o u t e Hawaii

It, PB4.Y-1 Espiritu S. 14 PB4.Y-1 5 E s p i r i t u S.

9 Guadalcanal

F l e e t Air Wing Two

Brisbane Per th Adv .Base Pe r th Adv .Base BY is bane Enrou te Br i s bane

F lee t A i r ';ling Fourteen

C FA?aV-- 1 I+ San Diego Hedron 14 9 PBLJ-1 Camp Kearney

2 PB2Y-3 San Diego 3 PBY-5A t1

4 PBY-5 !?

VP-34 1 2 P B Y - 5 91

VP-91 1 2 PBY-5 11

VP-102 10 PB2Y-3 ft

VB-106 6 PB4Y-1 Camp Kearney

Second Marine Aircraft Wing

Hedron2 1 JRB Auckland 5 J-J39,)9 J2P Hawaii 2 T B F . J ~ { ~ n-1 t t

2 J2F-4 4 Z f a t e $ Noumea

4 PBY-SA Efa te ,

2 E s p i r i ti^ S

UG-L~ ~LUCIC land Kedron 1& 2 SBf) t t

Servron 14 t~

V W ~ 1 2 1 16 F4U-1 Russel Is, VbEB-141; 17 SBD E s p i r i t u S.

2 SED, 2 JRF 11

1 BT-1, 3 drones " 2 PBY-1 1 So. San Francisco

1 San Diego 7 SBD-3P 6 San Diego

I I

1 So,San Francisco 2 SBD-2P San Diego 6 J2F-5 3 San Diego

Third Marine Air c r a f t Wing - Hedron 3 52 SBD-5 Cherry Point

37 F4U-1,14- PBJ "

2 ~ 2 ~ - 5 St. Thomas 1 JRF-ZA q P

Cherry Point 3 So.San ~ r a n c i s c 6

1 SBD; 1 JRF E l Toro 1 * No group assignment.

E s p i r i tu S. Hatvai i

IYL~G- 31 Hedron 31

Cherry Point f 1

Puunene Servron 31 YMF-311

YmIm AIRCRLDT VfINGS

First Narine A i - r c r a f t i/Vlng

Hedron '1 1 PIT-1,l PBY-5.L Espiritu

bUiG- 3 2 Hedr-on 32 Servron 32 VIVF-321 17

Cherry Point

MAG-11 E s p i r i t u S. f Hedron 11)4 SBD, 1 TRF-1 f T

S e r v r o n l l ) 8 F ~ P - 3 ~ , 1 J2F 10 FLU-1 q?

V&1T-2.12 t1

VhIF-123 2 F4F-3P, 1 M E E f a t e 1 $ 2 ~ ~ 5 1 )

VIVPTB-131 E s p i r i t u S. VhISB-132 22 SBD Guadalcanal \?iD-l5L, 6 P Q - 1 : E s p i r i t u S. VW-213 2 1 FLU-1 Guadal canal VI\i1TB-233 31 TBF-1 E s p i r i tu S. V1\;!I0-251 Enroute US

EtAG- 3 3 Hedron 33 1 SED-4 Servron 33 JTI4'IS13-331 10 SBD-4 VbBB-332

Cherry Point

bdii.G-- 3 4 Hedron 34 1 SBD-I; Servron 34 W S B - 3 4 1 9 SBD-4,1 VN3B-342

Cherry Point

J2 F- 1

'MAG-12 Redron 12 4 F4F-4

2 h E , l J Servron 1 2 A i r Base Squadron 3- Air c r a f t 'Repai r &

Guadalcana f t

227- 5 11 I$

?I I

RVLG- 3 5 Hedron 35 Servron 35 VMO- 3 5 z vr\dJ-352 WJD-354

Cherry

Cherry Salvage Squad. 1 m:iF-122 22 FLU-1 Point

m~lr'-124 V]!i=TB--ll+'j VMSB--lL& 22 SBD

Servron 5 3 VTJF(N)-532

l ~ i ' o u r t h ~ a r i n e Base Defense A i r ?/Ving . r/UIG- 2 1 E s p i r i t u S Hedron 2 1 3 SBD Russel Is. 4 1~ SBD

t0 Pa lmyr a Servron 2 1

VldSB--142 24 SBD 15 Nandi Servron 2 2 Midway 9 Ef'ate

Vh'IF-214 14 F4U-1 E s p i r i t u S . ~ - 2 1 2 * 14 F~U-1 vfidtvay WdF-221 15 Fl+U-l n VWiSB-234 18 SBD Nandi [* 1 Group assignment unknown .

\

Noumea R4D r f

11

t t

rd,kG- 2 5 Hedron 25 1 JHB,1 Servron 25 Air Depot Squad. 1 vw-152 11 ~ 4 ~ - 1 VnifJ-153 7 R4D-1

3 R4D VllIJ-253 11 Ri+D--A

Samoa PBY - 5.4, ?t

19

3'43'-4 11 Upolu 3 Tutu i la

SBD 9 Funi FuLi 8 I7alli.s 1 Tutuila

fiTLkG - 2 r, Hedron 24 1 mF,2 SBD BaLdiv Four VO-li. ( 4 vOS) Servron 24 COL0RW)O Sopac ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 3 6 21 SBD NIERYLkm

f P

VXJ-252 2 J2F, 4 R4D ?)lF,ST VIRGINIA Nyd.Puget Sd.

Marine Fleet Ai r , West Coast '

Batdiv Six VO-6 (6 VOS) Hedron, MarFiirWest NCIRT* CAROLINA Sopac

X'ASHINGTON Pear1 Service Gp.MarFairWest Hedron, SerGp BIi~arPair West " Bat8.i.v Eight VO-8 (6 VOS) AirR,eg.Sqdns.1,2,3,4 KearneY Mes Sopac t~

upp ply Squadron 5

MLG-15 CRUISERS Hedron 15 1 J0-2 , l JTB-2

3. PB4.Y-1 ~ r u d i v one VCS-1 ( 6 VSO) ,

Alaska

Mi? cel lancous

VD-1 8 PB4Y&1 Guadal canal VD-3 8 PB4Y-1 Hawaii VD-4* 7/15 San ~ i e d b * Ordered t o commission.

GASU-1 2 JkF, 1 SBD p e a r l 1 J28; 1 &E tt

1 SQC, 1 d-RF "

CASU-2 l ;f2F,1 S03C B a r b e r s P t . 3 FbF-4B,6 SBD P e a r l

CMU-4 1 J2F, 1 JRF Puunene 1 F6F-3 I?

CASU-5 5 F4F-4 San Diego 1 F4.F-3,1 SBD-5 '' a so3c-2 1?

CMU-6 1 SBD-4P / Alameda 1 GB-2 9 9

CASU-7 27 SBD&l+ S e a t t l e 5 l?M-1,9.TBF-l "

27 F6F-3, tt

5 SBD-5 qt J/ C.iiSU-8 1 JRF, 1 J2F Puunene

CMU- 13" 7/10 Alameda CASU-14 lil ame d a* * * Ordered t o commission * * ~ e s t i n e d Kol i Pt . t hen Noumea

l?liBU.- 1 2 4 2I-i.U- 1 . Nournea 45 TBF-1,70 SBD " 5 F4F-4 O i l

FABU-2 1 SBD, Nandi 2 TBF-1 5 9

2 F4F-4 tf

E'ABU- 3 Guadalcanal FABU-4 E s p i r i t u S. E'kBU-5 6 P4F-4 E f a t e

30 SBD 11, TBF-1

sosu-1 3 soc, 3 s03c 3 os2u

PATSCT 1-1 PA4TSU 1-2 PA!i'SU l k 3 P'TSU 1-4 PATEXT 1 - 5 PATXrJ 1-6 PXTSTI- 1-7 PATSU 10-1 PA'S'XU 10-2

, Hawaii

11

R h R C a r r i e r A i r Group 4 At sea 1 TBF-1 Aboard VB-4.1 3 SOD-3 11

1 2 SBD-4 ~t

VB-42 1 5 SBD-4 14

VF- i+l 26 F4F-4. 10

VT-I, 9 TBF-1 t t

YOIIKITGJT\T C a r r i e r Air Group 5 Enroute Canal Zone

1 F6F-3 Norfolk VB-4 35 SBD-5 93

VF-1 36 F6F-3 t9

VT-5 18 TBF-1 19

INTREPID Ca-rrier A i r Group 8 Newpor t News ' 8/16 VB-28 3 SBD-3,34 SBD-5 Norfolk VF-8 24 F6F-3 I?

VT-8 15 TBF-1 t0

LEXING'TON C a r r i e r A i r Groop 16 Nor fo l k VB-16 36 SBD-5 Aboard VF-16 36 F6F-3 tt

VT-16 1 8 TBF-1 (9

I~U~J;E~J;EZ,R HILL C a r r i e r A i r Group 17 Norfolk 1 TBF-1 PJorfolk

1 PRINCETON C a r r i e r Air Group 23 1 Nyd. Ph i l ade lph ia

VC-23 9 T B F ; ~ , ~ SBD-1, Yiillov~ G r . VF-23 11 F4F-4,2 F~F-3 FY

Guadalcanal BELLEiJJ TiOOD C a r r i e r A i r Group 24. E s 2 i r i t u S . 1 Nyd, Phi lade lphia Guad a1 canal

COYGENS C a r r i e r A i r Group 25 Morf o l k

Per th VC-2 9 TEF-1,9 SBD-4 Aboard Enroute VF-25 1 2 F ~ F - 3 ~5

T e s t & Acceptance Un i t I 26 PBY-5,22 PB4.Y-1 San Diego 4 PB2Y-3 to I

Spares 4 VOS, 33 VSB, 20 VTB EnxDouteSoPac 98 VF* T f

1 VR, 14 V F , 7 VOS Hawaii

1 VJ;b? VTB, 113 VSB San Diego 6 1 V F e L ' F T R ' 99

49 V S ~ , 8 VOS 6 V J rilameda l V R , ~ ~ v B ( M I , 8 V F " 1 VTB, 1 GB, 1 VSB 11

2 VII , 2 VSO , 1 VOS ,2VJ B r i sbane* 2 VSB Seattle 5 VSo, 39 VF, 54 VSB E s p i r i t u S . 1 12 VTBe to

1 I

24. VSB, 39 VTB; 9 VF Nournea f

2 VP Enrout e ~awaid * Cruiser pool & 7 th F l e e t . i t

SNTEE C a r r i e r A i r Group 29 A t sea

VG-29 13 TEF-1,9 SBD-5 Aboard VF-29 1 2 Fl.$'-4 6 Aboard

6 Norfolk

MONTEREX C a r r i e r Air Group 3 0 P h i l a d e l ~ h i a *

VC-30 5 TBF-1, 9 SBD-5 Rio Grade VF-30 11 F6F-3 vt

CM3OT Car r i e r A i r Group 31 Phi lade lphia

VC-17 9 TBF-1 Atlantic C i t y 9 SBD-5 L A t l a n t i c City

8 Quons e t VF-31 10 F6F-3 5 A t l a n t i c City

5 Norfolk

LfQJGLEY Carrier Air Group 32 Ph i l ade lph ia 7/L

CARD VC-1 6 3'4.3'-4 Aboard Hedron 7 1 SBD h g e n t i a orf folk: 3.3. TBF-1 2 F ~ F , 1 W-1

$1 0t

3 TBF-1 $1

BOGUEVC-9 6 F4F-4 3 Quonset 9 PBY-58 1 Argentia Nyd. Norfolk 3 Norfolk 5 Greenland

11 TBF-1 5 NorfoBk 1 Quons e t 6 Q u o ~ s ~ % 2 Baf f in Is .

I VP-84 12 PBY-5A 1 Argentia CORE VC-13 6 F4F-4 ~b o i r& 11 Ice land A t sea 1 2 TBF-1 VB-103 15 PB4-Y-1 1 Norfolk

14 Argent i a BLOCK IS. VC-25 6 E1M-1 Quonset Gnroute N.Y. 1 2 TBF-1 19 F l e e t A i r Wing Nine

CHARGBR* 1 SOC-4;1 SON-1 Norfolk N o r f o l k 1SBD-3,3F4F-4

6 TBF-1 Ft

*CV type planes borrowed CASU-21.

C a r r i e r A i r Group 2 (com.6/1/43) CAG- 2 1 TBF-1 A t l a n t i c C i t y VB-14 30 sBD-5 Rio Grande 'VF-2 8 FId- 1 A t l a n t i c Ci ty

Night F igh te r Squadrons VF(N)-75 2 F4U-1 Quons e t VF(N) -76* 7/15 Ot

* Ordered t o commission FLEET AIR WINGS -

F l e e t Air Wing Three

C FJi1'J- 3 COCO SOLO Hedron 3 1 J4F-2,l W-1 " VP-1 8 PB2Y-3 3 COCO SOLO

5 San Diego TIP-33 11 P B Y - 5 8 COCO So10

3 Jamaica VP-206 3 P B ~ I - 3 ~ 1 Coco Solo

2 S a l i n a s 1 pa4-3S coco Solo

VP-207 6 P B ~ J I - ~ C 1 San Juan 5 Coco Solo

1 PBM-3s COCO So10

F l e e t A i r Wing Five

C E'A\V- 5 Hedron

VP- 1 5

Norfolk 5 3 PBY-5,2 GB-2 "

3 PB4-Y-1 1v

1 OS2U-3 tv

2 OS2U-2 1 Norfolk 1 Eliz. City

10 PBY-5A 9 9 o r f o l k 1 E l i z , . Ci ty

13 PB2Y-3 2 Norfolk LO New York 1 Bermuda

14 PB4-Y-1 1 Norfolk 1 Quonset

12 Bermuda ,l+PBl?-3C Norfolk

10 PBM-3S 6 Bermuda 4 Norfolk

6 PBTV'I-~C Norfolk 4 PBMh3S t ?

1 PBlvI-3 ; 1 PBX-3s "

1 PBX- 3,1 FBN- 3s '' 2 PE&l-3C,1 FBliln3S E l i z .C i 1 PBl03C,1 PBM-3S Norfolk

C FATN- 9 Quonset Hedron 9 5 PV-3,l BY-5~ "

26 N-1 23 Quonset 3 Brunswick

VB-126 11 W-1 5 Cherry P t . 6 Quonset

VB-1.28 12 PV-1 1 0 New York 2 Quonset

1 F l e e t A i r Wing Eleven CFkVJ- 1 1 San Juan Hedron 11 1 PEiI-1,2 J4F-2 "

2 PBV-5.A. 1 mT-1 "

VP-32 1 2 PBL?-3~' Guantanamo 1 FBM-3S 19

1 2 PBY-5 8 Trinidad 2 coco S o l o 2 San Juan 1 coco Solo 4 Guantanamo f San Juan 1 Trinidad 5 Great Exuma 3 Norfolk 3 Trinidad

Norfolk 3 Trinidad 1 Norfolk 1 San Juan

Norfolk Trinidad

5 Guantanamo 1 Boca Chica 6 San Juan

1 F l e e t A i r Wing Twelve

I C FAIff- 1 2 Key West Hedron 12 9 W-1 8 Deland

1 Boca Chica 1 JRF-1 Jacksonvi l le . 1 J2F-2A San J u l i e n 1 J4F-2 Boca Chica 4 PBld-3C 2 Key West

2 Grand Cayman I L PBM-3S Key West

VB-125 VB-132 VB-133 VB- 134 VB-141 VB-143 VB-145" * Order

1)

Boca C h i c a . I?

D eland I9

9t

I t

ed t o commission.

! F l e e t A i r Irding F i f t e e n F l e e t A i r Wing Seven

C FA'C2J- 1 5 P o r t Lyautey C FAVJ- 7 Hedron 15

T ? Azgentia

VP-73 10 PBY-5A BATTLESHIPS

VP-92 1 4 PBY-5A Batdiv Five VO-5 ( 9 V E ) *

Norfolk 'Nor f o l k Casco

c FAW- :L 6 f Natal Hedron 16 2 P B Y - ~ & ~ F4FA4 f t

2 OS2U-2,l JRF-5 "

vp-74. 11 PFlb1-3C 9 l a a t u 2 R i o

Batdiv Seven=? ( 1 2 VOS)

Under r e p a i r in A t l a n t i c C H E S . m , ' 7/28 Nyd. Norfolk PHOENIX 9/4 Nyd ., Phi la .

Crudiv Two VCS-2 (10 VSO) ~ B Z I ~ I S ( F) Solant M I L W i i W . Nyd .New York C INC I W T I Solant

0 9 6 Natal [ OuLUlA 6 For t a l eza 1 YmBLEfIEJLD

VB-129 12 W-1 1 0 R e c i f e 2 Natal

11

I c e 1 and

Tenders

ABSECON AVP-2 3 ALBBLrnLE (F) AV-5 EL J?NEGii.T AVP- 1 0 BIS CLYNE AVP- 11 GOLDSBOROUGH ATE)- 5 O T ( m~-21 LAPV,/I NG AVP - 1 l&'iTAGORDA liVP-22 PXLICIIN LVP-6 ROCKliVdAY AVP-29 S:m)FIPm AVP- 9 Tl3RlJ"tJl-I AVP-3

Jacksonv i l l e Boston Natal O r an BOS t on Tr Inidad- Key \Vest Trinidad Gua n t a n m o I c e 1 and S t . Johns New London

<

I Crudiv Seven VCS-'7 (8 VSO) E TUSCaOOSA kt sea ,. II

1 Crudiv Eight VCS-8 ( 1 5 VSO) ! PHILADELPHIA (F) . Hri ca

! 2 BROOKLYN S 1~v;m:;H 1 BOISX

f B IR~.~II~TGHE~M* t ?

1 *TO go t o Crudiv 13 in PacFlt . ( BILOXI* 8/1 Newport News

8/16 Phila. 1 Y1?:f*ts ordered t o commission a t

\ DE STROBRS 1 STZVEXS 1 OS2N-1 Aboard

f Norfolk i

U i s c e l l a n e ~ u s