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33 Cards in this Set
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When was SQUADRON commissioned?
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VP-17/1937/PM--1
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What happened in 1938?
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VP-17 transitioned to PBY-2
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When did VP-17 change to VP-42?
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1939
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What happened in 1941 & 1942
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Accepted PBY-5 & PBY-5A
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What happened in February 1943?
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VB-135 nicknamed the blindfox "kiska blitz"
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1948?
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1st Lockheed P2V Neptune with MAD
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December 1948?
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Mad Foxes
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When did Mad foxes move to jax?
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December 1949
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What happened on 5 May 1961
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recovery of America's 1st astronauts Commander Alan Shepard JR, later Captain Virgil Grissoms Mercury post-mission recovery
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What happened 13 January 1962
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LA-9 crashed killing 12 men Executive Officer Commander Norbert Kozak
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What happened in 2004?
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Found remains of LA-9 crash crew from Jan 1962. Did memorial at crash site.
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October 1962?
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supported President John F. Kennedy quarantine of Cuba
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When did VP-5 get the P-3A Orion?
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June 1966
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When did VP-5 transition to P-3C?
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1974
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What happened in February 1986?
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located space shuttle nose cone and later in year spotted a disabled Soviet Yankee class submarine.
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Early 1991?
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deployed to Spain where detached to Souda Bay in support of DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM.
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What happened in 2006-2007 deployment?
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150 missions resulting in 30 metric tons of drugs seized
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What was important about 2009?
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Support of search and rescue of Air France flight447. Stopped traffickers from delivering 30.7 metric tons of narcotics worth 2.8 billion.
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2009?
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Captain Arnold Jay Isbell Trophy
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2004?
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1st squadron to receive Command,Control,Communications, and Computers for Anti-submarine warfare (C4ASW)
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In May 2012 what occurred on deployment?
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1st 5 C4ASW Orions, 30 detachment, 11 hurrivacs (busiest typhoons season in years)
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What was significant about 2013?
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Transitioned to P-8A after flying P-3C for 39 years
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What are some Command Awards VP-5 received?
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Battle E, Retention Excellence award, Captain Arnold Jay Isbell Trophy.
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What happened 14 November 1910?
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Eugene Ely did first take off from ship on wooden platform built on USS Birmingham
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When is birthday of naval aviation?
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8 May 1911(received first aircraft the A-1 Triad)
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June 20 1913, what was significant?
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First fatality of naval aviation Ensign William D. Billingsley
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When was birth date of QAR?
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22 October 1917 (special courses to train men as inspectors)
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When was Jupiter(collier or coal carrier) decommissioned to the navy's first carrier USS LANGLEY(CV-1)
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20 March 1922
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What happened in 10 March 1948?
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FJ-1 Fury first navy jet made first carrier landing on USS BOXER
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What happened during Coral Sea 7-8 May 1942?
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The first carrier to carrier battle U.S carrier Lexington was sunk and Yorktown was damaged
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What happened at Battle of Midway 3-5 June 1942?
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Turning point of Pacific war. Admiral Nimitz positioned 3 carriers Hornet,Enterprise,Yorktown sinking three Japanese ships. Yorktown got sunk.
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What year did Guadalcanal occur?
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13-15 November 1942
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What happened during Guadalcanal?
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Five Sullivan brothers died on USE JUNEAU causing family member separations to be reinstated.
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