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!colspan="4"|Utility Squadron 1 (VU-1)
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[[File:Utility Squadron ONE VU-1 squadron patch prior to 1 July 1965.gif|200px|center]]
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|'''Active:''' 20 Jul 1951 - 
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|'''Command''' Pacific Command (PAC)
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This page is under construction. It will contain information about US Navy JD-1 Invaders assigned to Utility Squadron 1 (VU-1).

==History==
Utility Squadron 1 (VU-1) was formally established on 20 July 1951 in response to the Korean War. Their home base was Naval Air Station Barber's Point, Hawaii. It inherited the lineage of the Pacific Fleet's former Utility Squadron, VJ-1, which had been deactivated in 1949. The mission of VU-1 was to provide training and support for the 14th Naval District. In 1952, NAS Barber's Point absorbed the Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, after the Marine units were moved to Kaneohe Bay. <ref name="VU-1">http://www.utron1.itgo.com/vu_flight_line.htm</ref>

Activity at Barber's Point increased in the 1950s in correlation with the war in Korea and the rising tensions of the Cold War. Throughout this time VU-1 helped with training for other squadrons that were also housed at the base, including Patrol Squadron 6 (VP-6), Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12, and Airborne Early Warning Squadron 14. The VU-1 planes often served as "bogeys" for the AEWS planes to track and identify. <ref name="VU-1">http://www.utron1.itgo.com/vu_flight_line.htm</ref>

From the photos, we know that VU-1 also flew TBM-3U Avengers as part of the squadron. 

In addition to the training and support functions, in the late 1950s the VU-1 planes also carried out photo mapping missions for the Navy. 

==Planes==
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!US Navy Buoy Number 
!USAF S/N 
!Date In
!Date Out
!Comments
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|[[57991]]
|[[44-35467]]
|9 Aug 1954
|11 Feb 1957
|Sent to [[Naval Advance Base Oppama]].
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|[[57991]]
|[[44-35467]]
|15 Nov 1957
|10 Dec 1959
|Sent to [[FASRON 116]].
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|[[77140]]
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|20 Jul 1951
|26 Apr 1954
|Assigned to [[FASRON 119]] for transport. 
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|[[77144]]
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|28 Jul 1952
|18 Feb 1954
|Assigned to [[FASRON 117]] for surface transport. 
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|UA-1
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|[[89074]]
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|UA-2 
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|771XX
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|UA-2
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|UA-3
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|[[77203]]
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|UA-4
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|UA-6

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==Photos==
[[File:77203. UA WM.jpg|400px]] [[File:89074. VU-1. UA-2. Photo mapping plane passing over Hawaii in 1958. USN WM.jpg|400px]] [[File:Utility Squadron 1 (VU 1) in formation with TBM-3U Avengers near Oahu, Hawaii. 1949 WM.jpg|400px]]<br>

[[File:VU-1 TBMs JD-1s small. 1950s, HA. USN WM.jpg|400px]] [[File:VU-1. UA-2. USN WM.jpg|400px]] [[File:VU-1 JD-1 TBM-3 SNB 1950s HA. USN WM.jpg|400px]]<br>

[[File:UA-3 WM.jpg|400px]] [[File:UA-4 Cousins WM.jpg|400px]] [[File:UA-4 (2) WM.jpg|400px]]<br>
 
[[File:VU-1 SNB JD-1 1950s, HA. USN WM.jpg|400px]] [[File:UA-4 WM.jpg|400px]] [[File:UA-6 WM.jpg|400px]]


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