VP-49 was a long-lived Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy, having held that designation for 45 years from 1948 to 1994. Its nickname was the Woodpeckers from 1973 to 1994.

VP-49 first squadron detachment with P3A to Bermuda (BDA).

Joined the World Famous Woodpeckers of VP-49 in September 1981 and made two deployments, NAS Sigonella, Sicily (How did the Marines Bulldog get VP-49 shaved in it?) and NS Rota, Spain / NAF Lajes, Azores, Portugal (George Crook rest in …

Marcot 1-79, a joint U.S. and Canadian surface and subsurface surveillance exercise. On the 22nd of March 1979, VP-49 reached the milestone of 17 years of accident free flying, and on 2 April 1979, surpassed 125,000 accident free flight hours. Both records establish VP-49 as one of the safest aviation squadrons in the world.

Redesignated Patrol Squadron FORTY NINE (VP-49) on 1 September 1948. Disestablished 1 March 1994. The squadron’s first design was submitted to CNO for approval in July of 1944. The design...

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Patrol Squadron 49 (VP-49) began five decades of service on 1 February 1944 when it was established as VP-19 at Naval Air Station Alameda, California. The squadron's PBM-3D Mariner seaplanes were flying combat missions against Japanese forces just a month later.

Eternal Father by the U.S. Navy Band's Sea Chanters (668 kbytes - WAV file) A missing Navy patrol plane with ten men aboard was being hunted yesterday by Navy and Coast Guard units in waters north of Bermuda. The plane is believed to be the one that a Liberian freighter spotted in flames on Friday night.

VP-49 Miscellaneous BOOKs: Title: "Wings over Bermuda - 100 years of aviation in the West Atlantic" by Ewan Partridge and Tom Singfield. Contributed by Tom Singfield [email protected] [09JUL2015] The first fixed wing aircraft in Bermuda in 1919 was a USN Curtiss Jenny from the ship SS Elinor.

According to CDR Mark Anthony, VP-49 's Commanding Officer, the exercise is "a once in a lifetime opportunity for the squadron and its aircrews. BALTOPS '93 clearly demonstrates the importance of the global presence of maritime patrol and the United States Navy."