| VPW-1 Tailcode 'EW' | Established 1, April 1948, Re-designated VP-51, September 1948. Home based at Ream Field near San Diego, California, later moving to NAAS Miramar also near San Diego. | |||
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| Model | BuNo. | Comment | ||
| PB-1W | 77232 | to VP-51. | ||
| PB-1W | 77233 | to VP-51. | ||
| PB-1W | 77234 | to VP-51 | ||
| PB-1W | 77237 | to VP-51 | ||
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| VP-51 Tailcode 'EW' | Established 1, September 1948, Disbanded 2, February 1950. Home based at NAAS Miramar near San Diego. | |||
| Model | BuNo. | Comment | ||
| PB-1W | 77232 | Assigned to the Glenn Martin Co. at Baltimore until July 1952 | ||
| PB-1W | 77233 | to O.H. | ||
| PB-1W | 77234 | to O.H. | ||
| PB-1W | 77237. | to O.H. | ||
| PB-1W | 77236 | to VX-4 Det | ||
| PB-1W | 77243 | to VX-4 Det | ||
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| VX-4 Det. Tailcode 'XD' | Established 2, February 1950 - Disbanded 31, March 1950. | |||
| Model | BuNo. | Comment | ||
| PB-1W | 77236 | to VC-11 Det. | ||
| PB-1W | 77243 | to VC-11 Det. | ||
| PB-1W | 77230 | to VC-11 Det. | ||
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| VC-11 Det Tailcode 'ND' | Established 31, March 1950 - Re-designated 18, June 1952. On June 6, 1952 the Detachment of four PB-1W was flown to NAS Barbers Point, Territory of Hawaii, and was commissioned as Air Borne Early Warning Squadron One (VW-1). | |||
| Model | BuNo. | Comment | ||
| PB-1W | 77236 | to O. H. Oct/1950 | ||
| PB-1W | 77243. | to O. H. June/1951 | ||
| PB-1W | 77230 | to O. H. Apr./1952 | ||
| PB-1W | 7226 / ND-8 | replaced 77236 to VW-1 | ||
| PB-1W | 77137 / ND-6. | added Jan.1951 to VW-1 | ||
| PB-1W | 77138 / ND-7 | replaced 77243 to VW-1 | ||
| PB-1W | 77231 / ND-9 | replaced 77230 to VW-1 | ||
| SNJ-4 | 27189 | to VC-11 May 1952 | ||
| Note: In March 1951 four Martin P4M-1Q aircraft, along with their crews and maintenance personnel, were assigned to VC-11 Det. at Miramar for operational training as a classified "Special Project Unit". In October 1951 after training was completed the unit was deployed to NAS Sangley Point, Philippines. In May of 1953 the Unit became VW-1 Det A, then in June 1954 became VW-3 Det. A and finally becoming VQ-1 in June 1955. | ||||
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| VW-1 Tailcode 'TE' | Commissioned on June 18, 1952 at NAS Barbers Point, Territory of Hawaii with four PB-1W aircraft. | |||
| Model | BuNo. | Comment | ||
| PB-1W | 77137 / TE-2 | to overhaul July 1953 | ||
| PB-1W | 77138 / TE-3 | to overhaul Feb. 1954 | ||
| PB-1W | 77226 / TE-4 | to overhaul Aug. 1953 | ||
| PB-1W | 77231 / TE-5 | to NAS San Diego May 1954 | ||
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| PB-1W | 77240 / TE-6 | added Jan. 1953 to NAS San Diego Jan. 1954 | ||
| PB-1W | 77234 / TE-7. | added Feb. 1953 to NAS Norfolk May 1954 | ||
| PB-1W | 77228 / TE-8 | added May 1953 | ||
| PB-1W | 34114 / TE-? | replaced 77137 July 1953 | ||
| PB-1W | 77232 / TE-? | replaced 77226 Sept. 1953 | ||
| PB-1W | 77235 / TE-12. | replaced 77240 Feb. 1954 | ||
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| VW-1 Tailcode 'TE' | There were seven WV-2's received in 1954 and at the end of 1954 there were five PB-1W. | |||
| Model | BuNo. | Comment | ||
| WV-1 | 124438/TE-1 | Rec'd Dec. 1952 | ||
| WV-2 | 128323/TE-2 | Rec'd Apr. 14, 1954 | ||
| WV-2 | 131388/TE-3 | Rec'd June 29, 1954 | ||
| WV-2 | 131390/TE-4 | Rec'd Oct. 18, 1954 Crashed (VQ-2), Germany May 22, 1962 when tail tore off in flight. All 26 crewmembers killed. | ||
| WV-2 | 131392/TE-5 | Rec'd Nov. 22, 1954 | ||
| WV-2 | 135749/TE-6 | Rec'd Dec. 17, 1954 | ||
| WV-2 | 135751/TE-7 | Rec'd Dec. 21, 1954 Converted to EC-121M. Fire damaged beyond repair at Atsugi Jan 27, 1966 while "curing" lower radome with heat. | ||
| WV-2 | 135755/TE-8 | Rec'd Dec. 20, 1954 | ||
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| As the WV-2's were received into the VW-1 inventory they were assigned the lower side number and the PB-1W side numbers were moved up. Only PB-1W 77228 and 77235 side number's are known at this time | ||||
| Model | BuNo. | Comment | ||
| PB-1W | 34114/TE-? | to storage Feb. 1955 | ||
| PB-1W | 77226/TE-?. | to storage Jan. 1955 | ||
| PB-1W | 77228/TE-14 | to storage Jan. 1955 | ||
| PB-1W | 77232/TE-? | to storage Jan. 1955 | ||
| PB-1W | 77235/ TE-12 | to storage Jan 1955. This aircraft is still flying with the "Gulf Coast Wing" of the "Commemorative Air Force" out of Houston TX. as the Texas Raiders, N7227C. | ||