[Milsurplus] [ARC5] Airplane Pics

[Nick England]

The VPHL-3 ID and date may be incorrect - I also found this -

"From Mike Moyer, michaelemoyer=yahoo.com, 03.11.2009

That's my Dad flying that PB4Y-2 with the mountains in the
background.He was Lt.jg Russell Moyer PPC.He was in VB106 and VB109.I
have his log books and tons of photos . He picked up D67 at the
Consolidated Factory. It was destroyed in a Japanese suicide attack
while parked on the ground. That attack has been well documented.
Write me if you want more info."

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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