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VPB-1

Index VPB-1

VPB-1 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. [1]

25 relations: Anti-submarine warfare, Coco Solo, Consolidated PB2Y Coronado, Consolidated PBY Catalina, Corinto, Nicaragua, History of the United States Navy, List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons, List of squadrons in the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons, Maritime patrol, Maritime patrol aircraft, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Naval Air Station Key West, Naval Air Station North Island, Panama Canal Zone, Puerto Castilla, Honduras, Salinas, Ecuador, Seymour Airport, Squadron (aviation), Swan Islands, Honduras, United States Navy, VPB-15, VPB-206, VPB-209, World War II.

Anti-submarine warfare

Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines.

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Coco Solo

Coco Solo was a United States Navy submarine base and naval air station, active from 1918 to the 1960s.

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Consolidated PB2Y Coronado

The PB2Y Coronado is a large flying boat patrol bomber designed by Consolidated Aircraft.

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

The Consolidated PBY Catalina, also known as the Canso in Canadian service, is an American flying boat, and later an amphibious aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft.

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Corinto, Nicaragua

Corinto is a town of 16,624 (2005 population) on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the province of Chinandega.

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History of the United States Navy

The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that was also notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy", the result of a modernization effort that began in the 1880s and made it the largest in the world by the 1920s.

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List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons

There are hundreds of US Navy aircraft squadrons which are not currently active dating back to before World War II (the U.S. Navy operated aircraft prior to World War I, but it did not organize them in squadrons until after that war).

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List of squadrons in the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons

The tables below cover every one of the 280 squadrons listed in the U.S. Navy's two-volume Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (DANAS).

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List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons

This is a list of United States Navy aircraft squadrons.

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Maritime patrol

Maritime patrol is the task of monitoring areas of water.

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Maritime patrol aircraft

A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), also known as a patrol aircraft, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, or by the older American term patrol bomber, is a fixed-wing aircraft designed to operate for long durations over water in maritime patrol roles — in particular anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-ship warfare (AShW), and search and rescue (SAR).

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Naval Air Station Corpus Christi

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, is a naval base located six miles (10 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas, USA.

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Naval Air Station Key West

*Not to be confused with Key West International Airport Naval Air Station Key West, is a naval air station and military airport located on Boca Chica Key, four miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Key West, Florida, United States.

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Naval Air Station North Island

Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island is located at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay and is the home port of several aircraft carriers of the United States Navy.

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Panama Canal Zone

The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá) was an unincorporated territory of the United States from 1903 to 1979, centered on the Panama Canal and surrounded by the Republic of Panama.

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Puerto Castilla, Honduras

Puerto Castilla is a village in the Colón Department of Honduras located approximately north of Trujillo.

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Salinas, Ecuador

Salinas is a coastal city located in the Province of Santa Elena, Ecuador.

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Seymour Airport

Seymour Airport is an airport serving the island of Baltra, one of the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador.

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Squadron (aviation)

A squadron in air force, army aviation, or naval aviation is a unit comprising a number of military aircraft and their aircrews, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force.

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Swan Islands, Honduras

The Swan Islands, or Islas Santanilla or Islas del Cisne, initially named Islas de las Pozas by Christopher Columbus in 1502, is a chain of three islands located in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, approximately off the coastline of Honduras, with a land area of.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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VPB-15

VPB-15 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy.

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VPB-206

VPB-206 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy.

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VPB-209

VPB-209 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPB-1

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