Vp- 47, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47), also known as the "The Golden Swordsmen", is a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, attached to Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Two. The squadron currently flies the P-3C Orion, and is scheduled to transition to the P-8A Poseidon within the next few years. This elite squadron is informally known as "The Best in the West" by all other Orion-flying activities. VP-47 was officially established as VPB-27 at Naval Air Station Harvey Point, North Carolina on June 1 1944 during World War II. Deployed to Hawaii equipped with PBM Mariner aircraft. The squadron participated in the Okinawa Campaign in 1945. When the war finished the squadron undertook courier services in the Western Pacific until VPB-27 returned to Hawaii and was redesignated VP-47.