VP-19
| Patrol Squadron 19 | |
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VP-19 patch
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| Active | 4 July 1946-31 August 1991 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | squadron |
| Role | Maritime patrol |
| Nickname(s) | Big Red |
| Engagements |
Korean War Vietnam War |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Patrol |
PV-2 Harpoon PBY-5A/6A Catalina P-2 Neptune P4Y-2/2S Privateer P-3 Orion |
Patrol Squadron 19 (VP-19) was a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy. It was established as Reserve Patrol Squadron VP-907 on 4 July 1946, redesignated Medium Patrol Squadron VP-ML-57 on 15 November 1946, redesignated VP-871 in February 1950, redesignated VP-19 on 4 February 1953 and disestablished on 31 August 1991. It was the third squadron to be designated VP-19, the first VP-19 was redesignated VP-43 on 1 July 1939 and the second VP-19 was redesignated VPB-19 on 1 October 1944.
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.
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