VP-71 was tasked with 650-mile patrol legs, night spotting and Dumbo operations around New Guinea, Rendova and the Treasury Islands. On 1November 1943, coverage was provided from this base for the landings at Bougainville. VP-71 was relieved by VP-81 for return to Kaneohe and transport back to the continental United States.

"VP-71 was the patrol squadron operating out of Noumea, based on the Seaplane Tender USS Curtis, for the Battle of the Coral Sea, circa 6May 1942. Van Ben was probably there although some of the VP-71 pilots stayed at Kaneohe (NAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii).

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This book also covers VP-71 (PBY-5's and -5A-s) from 7 December 1941 to 10 April 1943. On that date, the new squadron, VB-104 , split from VP-71 . VB-104 transitioned to PB4Y-1 Navy Liberators and deployed to the Solomon Islands, August 1943 to April 1944.

2019年11月3日 · They earned the nickname Black Cats after the events of 24 November 1944: where VPB-71 deployed to Manus Island, reporting to Commander, Air Seventh Fleet for duty on 13 November. A detachment of two aircraft was loaned to the 2d Emergency Rescue Squadron of the 13th Army Air Force.

VP-30 Lineage Established as Patrol Squadron THIRTY (VP-30) on 30 June 1960. Squadron Insignia and Nickname The first insignia submitted by VP-30 was approved by CNO on 11 August 1960. It...

Hand written on scabbard: Van Beurschaten, P. S. Lt. (jg) VP-71 Barr Bros. was a small butcher knife manufacturing firm, founded by Hugh & William Barr in Eugene, Oregon, in 1891; relocated to Oakland, California, in 1911; continued in business after WWII. This is very much a non-standard military knife of the wartime period: bigger, different ...

VP-71 patch from 1969. Squadrons VP-871 , VP-872 & VP-873 ( flying S P2 H at the time ) and were reserve squadrons stationed at NAS Alameda, California . The patch for VP-71 is the combined patches of all three squadrons..."

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US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War, Louis B Dorny Osprey Combat Aircraft 62. This entry in the Combat Aircraft series looks at the varied uses of the Catalina in the Pacific theatre, where it served as successfully as a long range reconnaissance aircraft, a night bomber (the "Black Cat") and on air-sea rescue, or Dumbo duties.