History
Do you have some bit of VP-21/ VPB-111 History around the house - photos, memorabilia, STORIES? The Association would like to include them here. Memorabilia would be kept safely by the Association Historian and displayed at Association events such as the reunion held every two years. We especially want your stories.
A Tale of Two VP-21 Aircraft by Robert F. (Bob) O’Connor, Crew 8, ’63-‘66
Gerald W. (Gerry) Connolly, Sr.
Formal History
Squadron Commanding Officers – 1943 to 1969
1952 (April) Enlisted Roster VP-21
1951 Flight Crew List (Partial)
1953 Flight Crew List (Partial)
1955 Flight Crew List
1955 Flight and Ground Training Schedule
1955 Enlisted Advancement Notice
1967 Flight Crew List
1966 Social Roster
1969 Disestablishment Ceremony
What ever happened to the 19 production Martin P4M Mercators?
The Mercator and Me – By LCDR John A. Williams, USN (Ret.)
Official Squadron History, Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons – Volume 2, (Naval Historical Center of the Department of Navy, NHHC), pp. 123-128
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