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Crew 1

VP LogosLOGOs: VP-1 Crew Logo ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew Patches "...Patrol Squadron ONE Far East Deployment 1959 Crew Patches..." Contributed by Robert B. (Bob) Casey spec439@yahoo.com [25MAY99]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 Crew ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 1 "...The first is VP-1, Crew 1, in Iwakuni, Japan, 1970. We did 10 days in-country at NAF Cam Ranh Bay; 10 days elsewhere, and I mean elsewhere (Guam, Midway, Okinawa, Midway, Iwakuni, Midway; etc.); 10 days Cam Rahn, etc. Feb-Sept 1970. Front Row: AO2 Ochianero; Unidentified; AMEC Funk; unidentified; AW3 Kossen Back Row: LT Floyd Mock; LT Dennis "Barney" Barnhart; CDR Howard (C.O.); LTJG Rich Simmons; LTJG Ken "K.B." Sherman..." Contributed by K. B. Sherman asa66@charter.net [27AUG98]


Crew 2

VP LogosLOGOs: Logo ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 2 Patch Contributed by Alec Fushi afushi@aol.com [04JUL2011]

VP LogosLOGOs:...Logo ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 2 Patch Contributed by Robert F. Dugger, Jr. YRHMM161@prodigy.net [25FEB2002]


Crew 3

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 Crew 3 ThumbnailVP-1 Crew 3 "...VP-1 Crew 3 at NAS Iwakuni, Japan 1970..." Contributed by GOODMAN, LCDR Clarke Retired clarke.goodman@gmail.com [11OCT2003]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 Crew 3 ThumbnailVP-1 Crew 3 "...1968-69 deployment of VP-1 from NAS Whidbey Island, Washington to NS Sangley Point, Philippines and NAF Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. On the way over we spent a week on Wake Island because we lost an engine just past the point of no return from Hawaii to Wake Is. Standing in back row-ADJ Larry Perdue, AO1-Rufus Moore, TACCO-Lt. D. Gabrielson, PPC-Lt. Walter Sharpe, COPILOT-Carl Spangler, MAD-AE2 Dennis Wilson. CREW CHIEF-ADJ2 J.A. Menard, Front row: Julie-AW2 Clark Goodman, JEZ-AX3 Carl Wolf, Radio-AtR3 David Quayle, NAV-Lt. Brian Cronyn..." Contributed by David Quayle ATR-2 djquayle@citescape.com [14MAR2000]


Crew 4

VP LogosLOGOs:...Logo ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 4 Patch Contributed by Robert F. Dugger, Jr. YRHMM161@prodigy.net [25FEB2002]


Crew 7

VP LogosLOGOs:...Logo ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 7 Patch Contributed by Robert F. Dugger, Jr. YRHMM161@prodigy.net [25FEB2002]

VP LogosLOGOs: VP-1 Crew Logo ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 7 Patch Contributed Jim Lemerand jameslemerand@gmail.com [25MAY2000]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 Crew 3 ThumbnailVP-1 Crew 7 "...I believe this picture was taking in Utapao, Thailand, in 73, during our WesPac deployment. The names of the crewmen were painted on the nose flap. I'm the one with the "white dot" on his chest. Though you might be hard pressed to find a witness, we seemed to make Alpha crew ... even before the skipper's crew!..." Contributed Jim Lemerand jameslemerand@gmail.com [25MAR2000]


Crew 8

VP LogosLOGOs:...Logo ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 8 Patch Contributed by Robert F. Dugger, Jr. YRHMM161@prodigy.net [25FEB2002]

VP LogosLOGOs:...Logo ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 8 Patch Contributed by Robert F. Dugger, Jr. YRHMM161@prodigy.net [25FEB2002]

VP LogosLOGOs:...Logo ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 8 Patch Contributed by Robert F. Dugger, Jr. YRHMM161@prodigy.net [25FEB2002]

VP LogosLOGOs: VP-1 Crew Logo ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 8 "...VP-1 1959-1960 NAS Iwakuni, Japan Deployment..." Contributed by Robert B. (Bob) Casey spec439@yahoo.com [09JUN99]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 Crew 8 ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 8 "...Patrol Squadron ONE Far East Deployment 1959..." Contributed by Robert B. (Bob) Casey spec439@yahoo.com [25MAY99]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 Crew ThumbnailVP-1 Crew 8 "...Crew 8, NAF Cam Ranh Bay, RVN. 1971. Front Row: LTJG "Van" Schenck; LT Ross Bonney; LTJG "K.B." Sherman; LCDR Harry Vaughn; LTJG Steve Cary Back Row: AWC Fred Fink; Unidentified; AT3 Stjern; AWC Manaro; ADJ1 Blasko; AO3 Spencer In 1971 we deployed to NAS Sangley Point, PI, with dets back to Cam Ranh Bay: 10 days in-country; 10 days out (Guam, Midway, Okinawa, Midway, Thailand, Midway, Hawaii, Midway, etc.). In mid-deployment we moved from NAS Sangley to NAS Cubi Point, PI, just across thr bay, but kept up the 10 and 10 cycle. My crew almost got shot-down on this cruise by a Soviet combatant that did not appreciate being rigged. When we returned to Cam Ranh and they developed the film, there was a rocket passing six feet from the port wing. We never even saw it in flight..." Contributed by K. B. Sherman asa66@charter.net [27AUG98]


Crew 9

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 Crew ThumbnailVP-1 Crew 9 "...Some of crew #9 on the "Rock" {Galapagos} VP-1, 1944...Top row left to right: Krim, Hall, Keenan... Front row left to right: Glock, Student..." Contributed by Marvin Krim AMMF 2c marvo1@worldnet.att.net [17FEB98]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 Crew ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 9 "...Taken in August 1944, Galopagos Islands of crew #9 VPB-1, flying Coronados's. Left to right top row: Herb Keenan, Ed Rinkus, John Slojin, Don Hall, Pete Student...Left to right front row: Roy Glock, Marvin Krim, "Chicken" Frazier..." Contributed by Marvin Krim AMMF 2c marvo1@worldnet.att.net [17FEB98]


Crew 10

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 History ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 10 "...NVN "trawler" found by a VP-1 Crew 10 in July 1967 at 14-20N/11-39E/120' @ 6kts and the crew aboard the trawler. The crew is LCDR Max Branscomb, LT(jg)s Steve Netherby, Vern Jones and Gary Elliott, ADR3 McVoy, ADJ3 Gwinn, AE3 King, AX3 Hershey, AXAN Troise and AO3 Hays. The photos were forwarded to me by Capt. Brian McGuiness USNR-Ret. from Max Branscomb..." Contributed by McLAUGHLIN, LT Bob banddmcl1964@msn.com [06NOV2006]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 Crew ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 10 "...Vintage Spring 1956. VP-1 deployed to NAS Kwajalein, Marshall Islands to participate in Operation Redwing which was a series of atomic and hydrogen bomb tests. This series had the first air-dropped hydrogen bomb. Many bombs were set off on towers and similiar. One small atoll had a bulls eye painted on it help the air force find the target. We flew over an island one day, a day or two after a test, but no, it was not an island anymore, just a dark blue circular hole in the ocean. One morning, in the pre-dawn darkness on NAS Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, we observed the first hydrogen test. The blast was over 200 miles away, and it lit up the sky so bright, that we cast shadows on the ground, and it was still dark. VP-1's mission was to ensure no surface vessels came close to ground zero so as to cause radiation burns and sickness. This happened in the late forties when some japanese fisherman intentionally got burned so as to create an internation incident. Another purpose of our mission was to track, actually fly into the atmospheric radiation to ensure the radioactive clouds were not going to drift over inhabited islands. If so, the Army was prepared to evacuate the native islanders. Several times we aircrews would come back HOT, i.e., radioactive. When this happened, the crew would strip and take as many showers as necessary to wash off the radiation, then clean, non-contaminated clothing was issued. Hot planes would be parked on the far end of the island, cooling off. I actually watched a nuke go off (zero +10 seconds) from 10,000', one hundred miles away. The power, the explosion, it was unbelievable. One form of recreation was to go to the EM club and watch the SeeBees and Marines kick the crap out of each other. In the photo, I am the 2nd guy from the left. Joseph Smith, Newport RI me, and all the others, are now official members of the DOD "Atomic Veterans". If any radiation problems, such a thyroid disease or other illnesses show up, the Federal Government will provide some kind of medical assistance. The Atomic Veterans include all personnel who participated in desert tests, ship board tests, anything where they could have been exposed, accidently or intentionally, to radiation..." Contributed by SMITH, Joseph F. Retired sailmail@verizon.net [26MAR2004]


Crew 12

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 History ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 12 "...VP-1 P2V-5 BUNO: 128412 (CD-12) - Negombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - April 24, 1955. Tiis picture was taken while on VP-1 circumnavigating the world November 8, 1954 to May 5, 1955. Started at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington then NAF Naha, Okinawa, Japan for deployment. After completion of deployment VP-1 continued westward April 19, 1955 and finished circling the world at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington May 5, 1955..." Contributed by COVEY, AO2 Steven steven12@q.com [20MAR2010]

VP CrewCREWs: VP-1 History ThumbnailCameraVP-1 Crew 12 "...VP-1 P2V-5 BUNO: 128412 (CD-12) - Taken on NAS Kwajalein, Marshall Islands June 1956. This deployment from April 5, 1956 to July 29, 1956 was to participate in Atomic testing..." Contributed by COVEY, AO2 Steven steven12@q.com [20MAR2010]


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