SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
With a bit of liberty, I could picture Yorktown and Lexington.
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Good shots!
Viking1066
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SBD-5 of VB-16 off USS Lexington (CV 16) pictured over Dublon/Eaton Island en route to strike Japanese installations at Truk 1944 FACB
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SBDs of VS-37 in the Atlantic anti-submarine scheme INHG
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USS SARATOGA (CV-3) Boeing F2B-1 fighters (including BUNO A-7437) on the flight deck, circa 1928. Note line of battleships in the background HIST
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Berliner Joyce OJ-2 Observation Float Plane (BUNO 9197) circa 1933-1935 while serving with Anti-Submarine Squadron 5B (VS-5B). Note cruiser names (LOUISVILLE, SALT LAKE CITY, and MEMPHIS) painted on some beaching carts HIST
Viking1066
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circa 1933-34. Plane is assigned to Anti-Submarine Squadron 9 (VS-9) on USS CHESTER (CA-27). Note the "E" award painted on the plane HIST
VS : anti sub or scouting squadron ?
Viking1066
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The caption is all I had to go on. They have thousands of photos, so it could be an error.
Hi Viking,
The OJ-2 was assigned to Scouting 5, Cruiser Division Two, Battle Force. (VS-5B wore the True Blue tail bands.) At the time (1933-35), CruDiv 2 sailed the lighter Omaha class light cruisers, and could only carry two aircraft per ship section (not the normal three). That made 5-S-5 the section leader for Section 2 on Memphis, with a True Blue cowl, cowl ring, and fuselage stripe.
The O2U-3 was with Scouting Fleet/Force's Light Cruiser Division Five (Cruiser Division Four after April 1931) VS-9S (with white tail bands) from September 1930 through June 1933. As Chester (and the other new "Treaty Cruisers") carried four scout planes, 9-S-8 was the fourth aircraft in Section 2 (rather than the more usual second aircraft in Section 3). Adding to the confusion, the cowl is painted white on the lower half (the normal marking for 9-S-7) instead of having the expected 1-foot-wide white stripe of the fourth aircraft. (The four-plane sections of the Treaty Cruisers required a new nose marking that took some time to develop.)
Here's an earlier 9-S-8 (25 Nov 1931) before the introduction of the vertical white cowl stripe:
Don't worry about the captions provided for some of these images - the photos you're sharing are worth it even without a caption. Thanks for posting!
Cheers,
Dana
The OJ-2 was assigned to Scouting 5, Cruiser Division Two, Battle Force. (VS-5B wore the True Blue tail bands.) At the time (1933-35), CruDiv 2 sailed the lighter Omaha class light cruisers, and could only carry two aircraft per ship section (not the normal three). That made 5-S-5 the section leader for Section 2 on Memphis, with a True Blue cowl, cowl ring, and fuselage stripe.
The O2U-3 was with Scouting Fleet/Force's Light Cruiser Division Five (Cruiser Division Four after April 1931) VS-9S (with white tail bands) from September 1930 through June 1933. As Chester (and the other new "Treaty Cruisers") carried four scout planes, 9-S-8 was the fourth aircraft in Section 2 (rather than the more usual second aircraft in Section 3). Adding to the confusion, the cowl is painted white on the lower half (the normal marking for 9-S-7) instead of having the expected 1-foot-wide white stripe of the fourth aircraft. (The four-plane sections of the Treaty Cruisers required a new nose marking that took some time to develop.)
Here's an earlier 9-S-8 (25 Nov 1931) before the introduction of the vertical white cowl stripe:
Don't worry about the captions provided for some of these images - the photos you're sharing are worth it even without a caption. Thanks for posting!
Cheers,
Dana
I found the explanation.
From 1922 to 1946, VS designated a Scouting Squadron.
On carriers air groups,VS squadrons had the same composition as a VB (bombing squadron) and their mission in practise intechanged. They were officially suppressed in 1945, but in fact since 1943 they had been rebranded as VF, VB etc...
In 1950, VS was reused for the antisubmaine mission.
Viking1066
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Folded Fairey Fulmars of 803 NAS are shown on board Formidable about 1941 HERF
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Great Lakes TG-2 Torpedo Bomber Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2) crewmen folding wings on board USS SARATOGA (CV-3), circa 1932 HIST
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SBD-3s of VS-5 fly over the USS Yourktown April 1942 with Wildcats of VF-42 parked on deck HIST
MiTasol
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Love the percussion adjuster the guy on the right is using.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Me neither.
Someone also built a model of it:
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Rocheville Arctic Tern amphibian-1932, 1/72 scratch-built
A build from 12 years ago: Beauty is sometimes a hidden quality that only needs just the right eyes to be discovered. Motive, on the other hand, may remain forever hidden when you think about the rationales that supported the creation of certain flying things. In any case, how can anybody resist ...
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