VX-2

Operational Development Squadron 2 (VX-2)
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This page is under construction. It will contain information about US Navy JD-1 Invaders assigned to Operational Development Squadron 2 (VX-2).

History

This squadron has not been included in any previous discussion of Navy JD-1s. However, they did have a limited number of JD-1s. There are several photos of a single JD-1 that was assigned to this unit, and the Navy records confirm that the unit had at least 1 JD-1 assigned to it in 1956. Additional details will be added as the historical record is further analyzed.

Planes

US Navy Buoy Number	USAF S/N	Delivered	SOC	Comments
77208				XB-3

Photos

Some context is needed around these photos, below. The BuNos on these planes match, so we know that they are the same plane, however, they are from different times. The first photo is the earliest one and is known to be taken sometime between 7 Nov 1946 and 2 Jan 1947. We know this definitively because the JD-1s weren't operationally assigned to units until after that date, with the exception of the two XJD-1s. And, on 2 Jan 1947 the US Naval Insignia changed to include the red stripe - the same as the newly-created US Air Force. Also, in that same memorandum it was ordered the the two letter tail code be painted on both sides of the vertical stabilizer. Since the second photo has both the red stripe in the national insignia and the prominent 2 letter tail code, we know that the second picture was taken after 2 Jan 1947. In 1965 there is a single JD-1 assigned to this squadron, but I do not know at this time if it is the same plane pictured here or a separate plane as this plane would have been with the squadron for more than 9 years by that point.