VP-45

Patrol Squadron 45
VP-45 insignia
Active	1 November 1942 - present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy
Type	squadron
Role	Maritime patrol
Garrison/HQ	NAS Jacksonville
Nickname(s)	Pelicans
Engagements	World War II Vietnam War Gulf War
Aircraft flown
Patrol	PBM-3C/3S/5 P5M-1/2/SP-5B P-3A/C P-8A

Patrol Squadron 45 (VP-45) is a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy. The squadron was established on 1 November 1942 and is based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Since 2016, VP-45 is equipped with the Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft.

VP-45 was established as Patrol Squadron 205 (VP-205) on 1 November 1942, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 205 (VPB-205) on 1 October 1944, redesignated Patrol Squadron 205 (VP-205) on 15 May 1946, redesignated Medium Patrol Squadron (Seaplane) 5 (VP-MS-5) on 15 November 1946, redesignated Patrol Squadron 45 (VP-45) on 1 September 1948. It is the third squadron to be designated VP-45, the first VP-45 was redesignated VP-14 on 1 December 1939 and the second VP-45 was redesignated VPB-45 on 1 October 1944.

The squadron was assigned the following aircraft, effective on the dates shown:

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.

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