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Op-3lnC1-KB 7 September 1943 ( s c ) A & - ~ / V Z

LOCATION OF U. S. N A V ~ AIRCRUT

PACIFIC FLEET

CLRRIERS

1 INDEPENDENCE C a r r i e r A i r Croup 22

I At Sea VC-22 9 TBF-1, 9 SBD Hawaii

IVF-22 1 2 3'63'-3 !?

C a r r i e r A i r Group 1 (~omm. 5/2/43 ) / m- 1 36 SED-5 Enroute H a w i i C a r r i e r A i r Group 23 VF--1 35 F6F-3 tt A-t; s e a

VT-- 1 19 TBF-1 7 P Kawaii IVF-23 12 F6F-3 1P

C a r r i e r A i r Group 3 m- 3 S e a t t l e

Y ORKTO wN C a r r i e r A i r Group 5 A t Sea 1 F6F-3 Hawaii vn- 5 36 SBD-5 P O

VF.- 5 36 F6F-3 PO

VT- 5 20 TBF-5 19

C a r r i e r A i r Group 6 (comm. 3/15/47 ) 1 TBF-1 Hawa i i

BELLEXU WOOD C a r r i e r Air Group 24 At Sea VC-24.. 9 TBF-1 Havfa i i VF-24 12 F6F-3 ? t

C OIbPENS Car r i e r A i r Group 25 At Sea VC-2 9 TBF-1, 8 SBD-L, Aboard

9 sm-5 P B

VF-25 12 F6F-3 t?

I 1 SDJGU\I'ION C a r r i e r A i r Group 26 1 San Francisco

AX ameda to

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ESSEX C a r r i e r Air Group 9 / S U l i J m E Car r i e r Air Group 27 A t S e a IF6F-3 H a w a i i SoPac VB- 9 32 SBD-4 f ? i VF-27 lLuawd ~t

t t I VT-27 tt VF,- 9 39 FbF-3

EN'TXRPRISE C a r r i e r A i r Group 10 Nyd. Puget Sd. '

VB-10

C a r r i e r Air Group 28

Car r i e r A i r Group 35 (~omm*?/l5/43 VC-35 8 T B F - 1 , 1 1 SBD-5 Otay IJesa

C a r r i e r A i r Group l l ( ~ o m . 1 0 / 1 0 / ~ ~ ) Vs-35 12 F@-3 I I I

VB-11 A1 ameda , I . . VF-11 VT-11, I C a r r i e r A i r Group 37(Com.7/15/43)

VC-37 9 SBD-5;8 TBF-1 Los Alarcitos PI

SARATOGA C a r r i e r Air Group 1 2 SoPa c 1 TBF-1 Aboard Car r i e r Air Group 38(~omm.6/15/43 ) VB-12 36SE;D-5 8 Aboard VC-38 6 TBF-1' SoPac

28 Ef'ate VF-38 1 FbF-4,12 F6F-3 t ? I

VF-12 40 F6F-3 E f a t e VT-12 16 TBP-1 6 Aboard C a r r i e r A i r Group 40( ~0m.m.6/15/43 )

1 0 Efa te VC-bO 9 TBF-1,12 SBD SoPac VF-40 5 FJ!d-l, 1 3'63'-3 t 1

LEXINGTON C a r r i e r A i r Group 16 Pearl. 1 F6F-3 Hawaii ' Car r i e r Air Group 6 0 ( ~ 0 ~ , 7 / 1 5 / 4 3 )

VC-60 ' 1 2 'SBDnf; As t o r i a

/ * Ordered t o commission. Carrier A i r Group 1 8 (corn. ?/20/43) Ti?-18 33 3'6F-3 Sari Diego Puget Sdb VR-18 39 SBD-5 q t

h J 2 3 C O E E BAY *

C a r r i e r A i r Group 19(~om.8/15/43) VC-39 1 2 Ra-l,9 TBM-l lilarneda v?i-19 Los L&i.tnitos VF-19 7 ~ 6 ~ ~ 3 PT / BRETON

I XoPac VT-19 19 TBbf-1 TV I V P - ~ ~ 36 F6F-3 E s p i r i t u S.

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* c a r r i e r Air Group 20(~omm.10 /15 /~3~ Nyd. &tare I s . VB-20 , 1 * ~ ~ - 2 0 , * ~ ~ - 2 0 Sari Diego VF-34 12 m-1,9 TBF-1 iist0ri.a

C a r r i e r Air Group 21(~om. 5/15/43) San Diego VE'- 2 1 Sari Diego 9 T ~ ~ - 1 , 2 6 FbF-4 4 t

PRINCE VvM. SoPac !l'F-19* 12 X.i-1;P TBF-1 S e a t t l e

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"6ssigned PRINCE NLf. bu t not abm 11 PBY-5A 1 E s p i r i t u S. 7 Guadalcanal

C OWLEGIDOR Astor ia VG-41 12 F4F-4,9 TBF-1 San Diet%(

I 3 Noumea VP-71 1 5 PBY-5A 1 :Noumea

x. 14 E s p i r i t u S. VB-101 13 PB4.Y-1 9 Guadalcanal

, I 4 E s p i r i t u S. At sea

C 0PAFIIi:E - Enroute SoPac 1 VB-102 1 3 PB4Y-1 1 2 Guedalcanal 1 E s p i r i t u S. 1 VB-104 1 0 P34Y-1 4 ~ s p i r i t i l S. 6 Guadalcanal

LONG ISLAND S oPa c

5 T/fal l is - 10 Funa F u t i

CA.Si"G3LlNCA S e a t t l e

1 F l e e t Air Photo Gp. 1 Guadalcanal CVETS Completing as Noted In te rp ron 1 1 VD-1 7PB4Y-1 LIISSION BAY IY 9/10 As t o r i a

VC-58 6 J?M-1,12 TBF-1 San Diego F l e e t Air Wing Two

CF~~" ;T- 2 H a w a i i Hedron 2 3 . PBLkY-1 10

3 Si3n-l,,1 JRF to

3 PBY-5A 2 Hawaii 1 Canton

11 PIX-5 7 H a w a i i 4 Nidway

VP-13 11 PB2Y-3 Hawaii 1 PB2Y,1 PB2Y-2 $1

VP-14. 15 PBY-5 13 Hawaii 2 Xlidway

VP-23 15 PBY-5 11 E s p i r i t u S. 4 Funa Futi

VP-33 12 PBY-5 6 Hawaii I 6 Kidway

N ~ L T O L ~ ~ BAY 1 O/ 1 0 As to r i a

MIID '/JAY - 10/20 As to r i a VC-4-2 5 1 2 T I - Blameda

TRIPOLI 10/30 A s t o r i a VC-66 12 Fnt-1,9 TBF-1 S e a t t l e

\!flXX ISLAND ,11/9 Astosia VC-63 5 m1-1,14 TBM-1 Alaaeda

3 F4F-4 11 4. Hawaii 6 Funa F u t i 2 Johnston Eawaii

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K i Z I N I N BAY 12/7 Astor ia

KMSAN BJLY *12/15 Astor ia

San Diego S e a t t l e

F l e e t Air Wing Four

F l e e t Air Wing S ix

I c F&+ 6 S e a t t l e 7 ai-1,2 GB-2 WhJhidbey / Hedf 0&l;C-2, 3 PBY-58 F?

1 R50-6,1 OS2U-1 11

5 PBY-5 2 Astor ia 3 VlThidbey

VP-43 7 PBY-5.A Astor ia I 3 P B Y - 5 t?

TB-139 15 PV-1 i d b ey VB-146 P I

VC-69 6 FIG-1, 9 TBF-1 S e a t t l e C FAT$.I- 4 Ad a k Hedron 4 2 PEY-5,3 PV-1 I!

* Ordered t o commission.

FkVSHAVf BAY 12/23 As t o r i a

KITKUNBAY 12/30 Astor i a

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VP-45 1 2 PBY-5 A t t u VP-61 12 PBY-5A -&chitka vp-62 1 PBY-5X Kbdiak

FLEET AIR YIINGS

VB-1-35 9 IT-1. ~ t e u Squadrons Unassigned / ~ ~ - 1 3 6 12 PV-l 4t t u

C FK,!JJ.-- 8 Hedron 8 3 PBY-SA

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F l e e t Air ?ling One

c FL~J- 1 Noumea VB-144. 7 3%-1 tt

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, * 4 SBD-4 San Diego

C F>,ti?- 1 0* Brisbane Hedron 10 TI

V P - W ~ ~ 1 5 PBY-5 Per th VP--52 15 PEY-5 8 F e r t h

1 Adelaide 6 Adv. Base

VP--101 1l+ PBY-5 10 ~ d v . Base 3 Brisbane 1 Lake Bog

* E f f e c t i v e 9/15/43 Home BasePerth

F l e e t A i r '$ling Fourteen

C FLiiV- 1 4 San Diego Hedron 14* 67 PB4Y-1 t I

1 ~ 6 ~ - 3 , 9 PB2Y-3 '1)

19 PBY-!jli, 5 PBY-5 !I

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VP--12 Reequipping San D i ego VP--53 1 PBY-5.A Kearney VP-81 Beforlnirig San Diego VP--102 1 2 fB2Y-3 9 1

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1 PBY13 P 1

2 SBD-2P 1 Astor ia Lit3? 1 San Diego 1 PBY-1 Son Fran. 13 SBD-3I) 6 San Diego

4 b s t o r i a 3 San Fran.

6 J2F-5 1 San Diego 2 h s t o r i a 3 San Fran.

VJ-8 1 JRFn5,15TDC-2 Santa &a 1 SBU-1, 1 GB-2,l BT "

V J - 9 2 323'-5; 6 PV-1 E s p i r i t u S. 1 SBDA~, 2 TBF-1 H

V J - 1 0 3 BD;1 FBY-5A Hawaii V J - 1 1 2 JRB,2 SED-4 Enroute SoPac

1 SRF V'~-ll+* 9/1 Almeda * Ordered t o commission.

* Inc ludes a i r c r a f t i n Tes t & Acceptance Uni t .

* * ~ r d e r e d t o commission.

c FJJ?- 1 7 Br isbane Hedron 17* 9/15/43 P P

* Ordered t o c ~ m i i s s i o n .

AVOCET AVP-4 BiJtIJi'JiD LVD - 1 0 CASCO AVP-12 Ci"ii~.?JDZLEUR AV- 10 CEILDS(F) ~ m - 1 C11INCOTEi:AGUE AVP-24 COOS BAY AVP-25 CrriiTISS ( F ) AV-4 G I i , L I S Jim- 12 K;U ILOON AVP-26

HZR.ON AVP-2 EUSjBERT AVD- 6 i?dA.CK JNAC AVP- 13 POCOMOKE(F) AV-9 PRESTON X.B, LiVD-7 Six PABLO AVP-30 S'j'JlJJ l A V P- 7 TLNGEEI iAV-8 TEAL AVP- 5 THORNTON i:i.VD- 11 Y?RIGHT(F) N-1

E s p i r i t u S. kt t u

1 Iiedron 1 1 PV-1 . E s p i r i t u S. t 1 PEY-5,1 JRB f f

I Air Depot Squad. 1 Noume a Air Base Squadron 1 Guzdal canal i ~ i r c r a f t R&S Squad. 1 91

Hcdron 24 8 SED-4 E-Ia~va i i 39 SBD-5 $ ?

13 SBD-4 Palmyra Servron 24 SoPac

WID-154" 6 PB.4.Y-1 E s p i r i t u S. ~1~5-?-211* 33 P4U-1 Enroute SoPac VUF-212" 10 F4U-1 PT

V M S B - ~ ~ ~ * 7 SBD-L, N i dv~ay 11 SBD-3 P 1

VyZ(~)-531* 1 5 PV-1 6 SoPac 3 San Diego 3 Cherry Pt . . 3 Norfolk * Group ass ignnent unknown.

San

1 Enroute

E s p i r i t u S. Freemantle S e a t t l e San Franciscc Noumea Exmou t h Gulf Milne Bay P e a r l Enrout e Pear l

ak E s p i r i t u S. E s p i r i t u S ,

Utility \Vfngs, Pacific

VJ- -1 4 TBP-1, 1 PV-1 Hawaii VJ--2 2 J2F-5 1 Noumea

1 E f a t e 4 PBY-rli 2 E s p i r i t u S.

1 E f a t e 1 Noumea

2 TEF-1,'j SBD-3 E f a t e VJ--3 2 SBD Rawa i i

TBP-1,5 J2F- 5 ; 2 SBD-5,1 F ~ G - 1 J ~ F - 5 F4U-1 F4U- 1 SbD-4 SBD-5 F4.U- 1 F4T- I TBF- 1 TBF- 1 SBD-4,1

E s p i r i t u S . ~4u-1 f f

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E s p i r i t u S.

I YdiG- 1 2 Guadalcanal Hedron 1 2 1 J2F-5, l F4F-7 9t

Servron 1 2 PI

Vh!TB-ll+3 29 TBF-1 t t

"V&fSB-l44 Efa te VMF-213 E s p i r i t u S. V M S B - Z ~ ~ . 24 SRD-4 Guadalcanal

hZAG- 2 1 R u s s e l l Is . Hedron 21 1 F4F-4,l 323'-2 "

1 523'-5 tt

Servron 21 19

VPE-214 30 F~U-1 of - 3- -

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YAG- 2 5 Mourner Hedron 25 1 R4D, 1 F4F-7 tt

Ser'vron 25 11

VI/TJ--~ 5 2 12 R4D 11

VMJ- 1 5 3 1 2 RbD tt

Medron 4 Tutuila 2 1 SBD-4 13 Palmyra

8 Hawaii 39 SBD-5 Hawaii 1 P6F-3,1 J4F tt

Second K n r i n e A i r c r a f t Wing I * Group assignment unknown. i

Hedron 2 1 JRB Auckland NAG-13 Tu tu i l a Hedron 13 2 Pm-5-1 PO

IVIAG- 3 1 Hed:ron 31 1 SBD-5

11 F4U-1 Servron 31 VPdF-3ll 19 F4U-1 VIv!2'-321 VXIS:B- 3 31 VhS:E3-341 20 SBD-5

K%G- L 4 Auckland Hedron I 4 1'7 SBD-3 II

3 J2F-5, 1- JRF-1A S t . Thomas 1 RkD-1 t t

MAG*- 3 2 Hedron 3 2 1 F4U-1 Servron 32

2 R4D, 3 J2E'-5 t?

Servron 1 3 8 f

Marine A i r c r a f t Wings, P a c i f i c

Enrou teW,CoasL '11

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9 SBD-4 I VMF-111 26 3'42'-4 4. Tutu i l a Serevron 1!+ 11 22 Upolu

VW-312 11 F4U-1 F a r r i s I s , VhT-322 9 34U-1 Cherry Pt. VXXF- 3 2 3 5 F~U-1 l o

Vl!tF-121 1 8 F4U-1 E s p i r i t u

1;IAG - 3 3 Cherry P t . EIedron 33 1 SBD-4 tt

Servron 33 tt

VIiEB-332 4 SBD-I. Bogue F i e l d 5 SBD-5 ot

Vf!!iSB-333 3 SBD-4 Cherry Pt. VblSB-33.4. 3 SBD-4 tt

VlllSB-151 18 SBD-4 9 Funa F u t i

&LAG.- 3 4 Cherry Pt , Hedron 34 1 SBD-4 9 1

Servron 34 t t

VIJSB-342 1 J2F-1 A t l . F i e ld 4 SBD-5 1 't

VI!viSB-343 5 SBD-4,4 SBD-5 " h%G- 3 5 Cherry P t . Hedron 35 1 SO-2 11

Servron 35 OF t

V&fIO - 3-5 1 f ?

VTIJ-352 6 R4D-5,1 RTO-6 " Vli133-354 I. P£&Y-l $ 0

VXIEB-141 25 SBD-4 Guadal- canal

Third Marine A i r c r a f t Wing

Hedron 3 Cherry Pt ,

MNFG- 5 3 Hedron 53

7 Wallis 2 Tutuila

VIISB-241 21 SBD-4. Tu tu i l a V D I F - ~ - J - ~ ~ 27 3'43'-k. 25 Funa Futi

2 Upolu

Hedron YdJKF Hawaii V M S B - ~ ~ + ~ * 1 5 SBD-4 Johns ton ~ ~ ~ - 2 5 2 * 1 J2F+,3 R & D - 1 H a ~ v a i i

2 R4D, 1 RkD-5 t 9 * Group assignment u-nknown.

Yd%G- 2 2 lblidway Hedron 22 1 3 F4U-1 01

Servron 22 11

V&P-223 2 1 F~U-1 t l

VTZSB-231 7 SBD-4,ll SBD-3 *' Narine Fleet Air \Vest Coast

Hedron,MarFair West San Diego Supply Squadron 5 13

Personnel Gp.MarFairWest f f

Hedron,Personnel Gp. IviarFair West* . . c P

AirReg .Sqdns .L, 2 ,3 ,4 Kearney Mesa

1JLfi.G- 1 5 Camp Kearney Iiedron 1 5 1 JRB-2,1 PB4Y-1 fl

10 R4D-1,10 R4D-5 " Servron 15 0 I

Vl!LJ-3 5 3 t t

VIV'IJ-952 10 R'jC-1 tt

~ U G - 2 3 E l Toro Hedron 2 3 ) 1 GB-2,1 TBF-1 " Servron23) 1 R50-6 ?Y

VniISB- 13 3 er

1.BDAG- 41 E l Toro Hedron 41 1 R50-6,2 SBD-5 " Servron 41 9 r V1!S-113 20 F4U-1,3 FG-1 " VlLF-114 19 Fb1-1;'j' 3'43'-4

Cherry P t . 5 3'43'-3,3 F4U-1 " t t I MIITB-131 11 TBhl-1 ~t

Cherry

s e r m o n - 53 10 I VbSB-3-42 1 t

VMF(N)-532 5 SB2A-4 ot

1 3 FLU-2 tt

b41BG.- 6 1 Quantico Hedron 61 24 P B J 1 2 Cherry Pt.

V&'ISB-24.5 2I-+ SBD-5 tr

MBDAG- 42 Santa Barbara Hedron 42 2 SBD-3;3 SBD-5 "

1 J2F-2 $1 ~ 5 0 - 6 " 7 Quantjico to

Sesvron 61 tt I %!::?; 4g 3'4.3'- 3 : 2 3'42'-4 '11

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Spares 1 Ykrthas myrd

51 VF,$ VTB,8 VOS Enroute SoPac 10 A t l a n t i c C , 57 VSB;36 VTB,? V F . 1 Norfolk 57 VTB;19 VS13,85 VF,2VR San Diego 2 ~ $ 1 - 1 *--:I i ,$ A t l . City 31 VSO,7 VJ,33 VOS 2 VTB,S V B ( I Z ) , ~ VF Car r i e r A i r Group 50 3 VR,2 VSO,l,VOS,3 V J * 3 VSO; 3 VOS, 32 VTB Esp 55 VF, 2 'VJ 5 VF . S e a t t l e 35 VF, 31 VTB, Eru out e Hawaii 3 VB(RP), 36 WSB t J

36 VSB,35 VF,18 VTB Noumea 1 VOS, 8 VSO, 2 VJ P? * Cru i se r Pool & 7 t h F l e e t .

SmT JACINTO C a r r i e r A i r Grou:, 51" Canden V C - ~ X * 9/22 Norf oBk VF- 51* 9/22 At1,City

C a r r i e r Air Group 52* (~om.9/1/43) VC- 52 t3 SBD-5 Wildwood ATL1.NTIC FLEET

k t l . Ci ty

* Ordered t o eornmission. t C a r r i e r A i r Group 2(~omm.6/1/43) j -

1 FBF-3 Quonse t CARD VC-1 5F4F-4 Aboard At sea 10 TBF-1 tt

CROATANTC-6 6 Fn:-l Aboard A t sea 12 TBF-1 o r

RUJGER C a r r i e r A i r Group 4. A t sea 1 TBF-1 Aboard I CORE VC-13 7 3'43'-4 Rorfo3.k

I i

VB-4 3 0 S B D - 5 10 1 2 TEF-1 PO

VF-4 25 FLF-4 tt

VT1-4 9 TBF-1 t t BOGUE VC-19 9 ~11-1 Aboard 1 2 TBF-LC t ?

I N l R E P I D Carrier Air Group 8 f Norfolk 1 F6F-3 Norfolk I BLOCK ISLAND A t sea

CH~~RGER* 1 SOC-4;l SON4 Norfolk Norfolk 3 SBD-3; 2 F4F-4 BI

4 TBF-1,l GB-2 f t

*CV type planes borrowed CASU-21. iPJIXS-j? C a r r i e r A i r Group 1 4 Q.u.incs

A t l a n t i c Squadrons Unassigned Wi 1dw ood- I VC-9 4 F4F-4,12 TBF-1 Norfolk Quonset I VC-55 6 FM-l,12 TBF-1 Quonset

HORSE T C a r r i e r A i r Group 15' Newport News VB-15 25 SBD-5 Norfolk VF- 15 12 F6F-3 A t l a n t i c C . VT-15 6 TBF-1 Quonset

Night F i g h t e r Squadrons '

VF(N)-~~ 5 P&U-l,9 F4U-2 Quonset

F l e e t Air Wing Three BUNKER HILL C a r r i e r Air Group 17 1 Norfolk 1 TBF-1 Norfolk 1

C Fl1iTi~T- 3 C O C O So10 Hedron 3 1 XPBY-5A t 1

1F6F-l;lPBY-5 "

I J ~ F - 2 , 1 PV-1 9 y

SldmE Lt sea

C a r r i e r A i r Group 2 9 10 PB~Y-j 2 Coco Solo 8 San Diego

VC-29 20 TBF-1C VF-29 1 2 F4F-4 3 Jamaica

3 Sal inas MONTEREY C a r r i e r Air Group 30 V P - 2 0 7 1 YBM-3C Ph. i ladclphia . 1 9 SB2-3s

coco Solo S a l i n a s

VC-30 9 TBF-1,9 SBD-5 Willow Grove VF-30 12 F6F-3 tt F l e e t Air VJi12g Five

C l J 3 OT C a r r i e r A i r Group 31 Norfolk

C FA??- 5 Norfolk Hedron 5 1 R50-4; 2 GB-2 lt

Norfolk , 1 1350-6; 1 OS2U-3 " t t 6 PBY-5A,1 J4F-2,l PBY-5 "

52 2B4Y-1 27 Norfolk LANGLEY Carrier A i r Group 32 Phi lade lphia

7 Eliz. City 5 Quonset

13 San Diego 1 Cherry P t , 1 E l i z , C i t y

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I TTSA 3'7 PBM-3S Norfolk

VJ-4 10 PBY-5:~ 7 Norfolk 1 Reci fe 1. Bermud-a 1 Guan-tanamo

7 PV-1 6 Norfolk 1 Trinidad

14 J2F-5 12 Norfolk 2 Guantanmo

2 TBF-1; 4 SBD-I, Norfolk 1 R50-5,1 PBM-3C TO

1 JRS-1 t? - 4 PBY-1 1 Norfolk

3 Trinidad VJ--5 1 J2F-2,l J2B-5 Cape May

4 JRB-1,37 drones " VJ--15 4 PBY-5A 1 Bermuda

1 Korfolk 2 Brunswick

7 JZF-5 ' 1 Bruns~viok 3 Bermuda 3 Quonse-t,

4 W-1 2 Brunswick 2 Bermuda

1 0 PBX-1 3 Banana R, . i 7 Morfohk 74 PBM-3C 7 Norfolk

26 Banana R, 6 E l i z . C i t y

35 Baltimore 1 OS2U-3 Bal t imor e 3 PBM-XEt 1. San Juan

2 Norfolk Air ,Ex .&Dev.Sq, - Pa tuxent CASU-21 7 P4F-4,10 TBF-1 Norfolk

1 J R F , 1 J2F t t

5 SED-3 10

CXSU-22 6 SBD-4 Quonset CiISU-23 2 SBD-5 VJillow Grove

2 TBF-1 t o

3 V J i l l ow rove- 1 0 A t l a n t i c C i t y 1 Allentown Pa, 2 A t l a n t i c C i t ; 6 Ti'iTllow Grove

Vilildwo od 6 Norfolk 2 New York 1 Norfolk 1 New York Norfolk

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BATTLESHIPS

Batdiv Five VO-5 (9 VOS) N E W PORK (3 ' ) Norfolk AICKLiNSM Anna pol is TEXJS At sea 1 ?

1 Norfolk 1 New York

New York Squantum Clinton,Okla.

Batdiv Seven VO-7 ( 6 VOS) I OVfA h g e n t i a 1 SON-1A

1 SOC-3A STAG- 1

NEVADA* A t sea * Not assigned t o Batdiv. Inshore P a t r o l Squadrons

CRUISERS S t . Thomas Squantum Bruns w i ck Squantum Bermuda

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9 062N-3) 5 Attu 6 Lmchitka

vs-57 17 OS2U Noumea

I F a i r s h i p Wing 4 , Blimphedron 4- Recife

Lakehurst H .

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1 Atkinson Field

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1 Del Mar 1 Lompoc

ZP- 3 2 6 ~ J P 4 Sunnyvale 2 I"Jatsonvil1e

3 3 5 ZNP 4 Tillamook 1 Eureka

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6 Coco So lo 1 Almirante B. 3 Corinto 3 Bar ranqu i l l a

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15 Jamaica VS-61 4 OS2U-2 P e r t h

2 J2F-5 1 t

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6 cayo Fraycis I VS-63 12 CCj2N-1 7 San Juan

3 Borinquen I 2 Antigua

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3 OS2N-1) 8 Kodiak 3 Afognak

5 SO3C-1 Xlameda

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4 PBZY-jn ? ?

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DISTRIBUTION:

CominCh ( 3 ) &ii (Capt. Bolger) F-33 (Capt. J e t e r ) 3'01233 (Capt . Gardner) F-20 (Capt . Smith-Hutton) 1 (Capt. Brown) F-20 (Capt. F.M.Curran) F-44 (Comdr . ~ u c k l e y ) BuAer (Xdm. ~ n m s e y ) B U e r (Capt . Iri.D. ~ o h n s o n ) ( 2 )

Comdr. Burroughs) Comdr. ice)

Op-03 (Adm. NcCai n )

F-a i rsh ip :I?ing 1 Blimphedron 1 Lakehurst ZP-11. 6 ZNP So. Weymouth 2 - 1 2 8 mP 7 Lakehurst

1 Cape May ZP-14 7 ZNP Vie e k s v i l l e ZP-15 6ZNP - 3 Glynco

2 Charleston 1 Lakehurst

Op-11G (Capt . ~ e r h o d l e ) Op-12 apt. cornwell) Op-30 (Capt. ~ . ~ . ~ i l l e r ) Op-31 apt . ~ n l l a d n ) Op-31 (Capt. ~ i l e y ) Op-31 ( ~ o m d r . us sell) Op-32 (Capt. ~ i c k e y ) Op-33 (Capt. Ward) Op-35 (Capt . T e l l e r )

7 Richmond 1 I s l e of P ines

F a i r s h i p Wing 2 Blimphedron 2 Richmond ZP-21 11ZllrP 1 Key West

2 Guantanamo ZP-22 3 ZNP Houma 26- 23 3 ZNP 1 Richmond

NOTE: Tra in ing types a r e not l i s t e d i n t h i s r e p o r t .

1 2 Hitchcock ,