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VP LogosLOGOs: I made almost 50 of these leather patches for crew members back in 2009. Here is a sample of prices for commonly requested patches. Custom designs are welcome and a modest setup fee may be added for new orders of less than 5 pieces. Payment can be made with PayPal or personal check. DAVID MILLER dlmillertx@yahoo.com. 3906 OAK DALE DR, PEARLAND TX 77581. WebSite: http://photobucket.com/milkrun [13JUL2011]

    Painted Leather Squadron Patches 4 to 6 inches $32.50
    Painted Leather P3 Orion Patches $22.50
    Painted Leather USA Flag 3 x 5 inch Patches $18.50
    Leather Name tags with Painted Wings and two lines of text $15.50
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BooksBOOKs: Title: The Triumph of Instrument Flight: A Retrospective in a Century of U.S. Aviation by DAILEY, CAPTAIN Franklyn E. Retired franklyn@daileyint.com. I recently published The Triumph of Instrument Flight: A Retrospective in a Century of U.S. Aviation. Squadrons mentioned include: VP-41 (P2Y-2s then PBYs), VPB-120, VPP-1, and failing to make the index through oversight, VP-62 a PBY squadron in NAS Adak, Alaska. FAW-4 and FAW-7 receive coverage. The book emphasizes the northern hemisphere, especially the North Atlantic and North Pacific. I never had tropical duty though I took a reserve P2V-5F squadron from NAS Los Alamitos, California to NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii for 2-weeks acdutra, but that is not in book, no inst. WebSite: http://www.daileyint.com/flying/flying2.htm [26AUG2004]

VP LogosLOGOs: Purchase Information: Buy PatchesVP-62 Patch Buy Patches features a large selection of Military related Patches, Aviation Art Prints, Military Caps and more. Free Shipping Worldwide*. VPNAVY will get 5% commission on all purchases! Contributed by Dave Duckworth dave@militarybest.com [17OCT2000]

BooksBOOKs: Title: "PBY: The Catalina Flying Boat" by Creed, Roscoe. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1986. 351 pp. This definitive study, first published in 1985, pulls together in a single volume all of the aircraft's fascinating facts. The author carefully analyzes the PBY's dual use in the war as a plane of mercy and as a bomber, and he chronicles the flying boat's contributions in peacetime. Squadrons mentioned include: VP-2, VP-5, VP-6, VP-7, VP-9, VP-10, VP-11, VP-12, VP-14, VP-21, VP-22, VP-23, VP-24, VP-31, VP-32, VP-33, VP-34, VP-41, VP-42, VP-43, VP-44, VP-45, VP-51, VP-52, VP-54, VP-61, VP-62, VP-63, VP-71, VP-72, VP-73, VP-74, VP-81, VP-83, VP-84, VP-101, VP-102, FAW-3, FAW-4, FAW-5, FAW-7, FAW-9, FAW-15, FAW-16, FAW-17, CPW-1, CPW-2, CPW-3, CPW-4, CPW-5, CPW-7, CPW-8, and CPW-10. [29MAR2001]

BooksBOOKs: Title: "Flying Cats: The Catalina Aircraft in World War II" by Andrew Hendrie [Squadrons mentioned include VP-6, VP-11, VP-13, VP-14, VP-22, VP-23, VP-24, VP-33, VP-34, VP-41, VP-42, VP-43, VP-44, VP-51, VP-52, VP-53, VP-62, VP-63, VP-71, VP-72, VP-73, VP-74, VP-83, VP-84, VP-91, VP-92, VP-94, VP-101, VP-102, FAW-4, FAW-5, FAW-7, and FAW-17, etc.]

SpaceMan!"13MAY93---Kathryn P. (Kay) Hire (Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve) NASA Astronaut...Hire became the first female in the United States assigned to a combat aircrew when she reported to Patrol Squadron Sixty-Two (VP-62) on May 13, 1993. As a Patrol Plane Navigator/Communicator she deployed to Iceland, Puerto Rico and Panama..." http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/hire.html

Flight SimulatorSIMULATORs: Description: FS98 USN PBY-6A Catalina (vp62pby6.zip) Download: vp-62_pby_01_31oct2001.zip WebSite: Simulation http://www.simviation.com/ [31OCT2001]

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