VP-40
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VP-40 was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 55 on 1 August 1940, redesignated Patrol Squadron 74 on 1 July 1941, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron
VP-55 PBM-1 in 1941
VP-55 PBM-1 being hoisted onto a tender in 1941
U-161 under attack by a VP-74 PBM on 27 September 1943
VP-34
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VP-34 was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 15-F on 1 September 1936, redesignated Patrol Squadron 15 on 1 October 1937, redesignated Patrol Squadron
VP-40
…Task Force 4 consisted of Patrol Squadrons 51, 52, 55 and 56, with tender support provided by USS Albemarle and USS George E. Badger. On 5 April 1941, VP-53 joined Support Force. The original offshore patrol was extended to include a northern patrol to strategic islands in the north and east to help ensure…
VP-15 P2Y-2
VP-73 PBY-5As returning to Reykjavik in 1942