[Milsurplus] [ARC5] Airplane Pics

[Nick England]

It says VPHL-3, meaning Navy squadron VPHL-3

The photo is a U.S. Navy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (BuNo 59533) of
heavy patrol squadron (landplane) VP-HL-3 in 1946/47. The squadron was
established as bombing squadron VB-138 on 15 March 1943. It was
redesignated VPB-138 (1 October 1944), VPB-124 (15 December 1945),
VP-124 (15 March 1946), and VP-HL-3 (15 November 1946). It was
disestablished on 22 May 1947.

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:37 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
> The writing is more visible in the negative, with increased contrast.
>
> Does this make any sense to you plane guys?
>
> PB4Y2-VP11L3  or PB4Y2-VP1/L3
>
> The second line might be a date.
>
> -John