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THE SECRETARY OF' THE NAVY WASH f NGTON
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7 U..;y, 1945
CONFIDENTIAL THIRD INDORSEWENT to BuAer Cont. Ltr. Aor-PU&-IoiiiLol!DL, 1fV, JrV, Serial C- 9184, do.tod 6 WO.;y , 1945.
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Tho 8oorotar;y of tho No.v;y. The Pre•ldent.
Subjoott .Urcro.ft Prosr.,., llo.v;y o.nd ll&rine Corpo - rovilion or. 1. I roc-nd o.pproTo.l or the o.iroro.ft pror;rom, oubj oot to tho moditico.tiono , ao rooanmondod 1n tho tirot ondorooment .
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W A SH I NGTON
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SEQQ!!P E!!DORSEQl!!l to BuAer Conf . Ltr. C9184 of liaJ' 5, 1943 .
Fr0011 To:
Aseiataot Secretary of the NaY)' for Air . Secretary of t.be 1!&"7.
Subject• Aircraft Progru, Navy nod llarino Corps -Revision of.
1. Fonrarded , recooe~endioa approval aa IIOdilied in the first eodorae..,nt.
2. I favor e•phaticallr the subatitution of VB (H) f or VPB(B) tn>e aircraft. lleasuree for this change-over in production are currently being processed.
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COMINCJI FlU UNITED STATES FLEET
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HIADOUAJniS or Till Cc»oo.Axnu L~ OIIEP NAVY OfPARTN.ItWT. WASHI}I.CTO~. D. C.
CONFIYEN IIAL 11 1 Eil!! !141
FD!ST z.mo.<ffi:...,1ll' to Bul<&r Cont. Ltr . C9184 ot t:ey ~. 1943.
IIAY 6 1943
From: Comr.~der in Chief, United Sta tes Fleet Ql\d Cldef ot Jlo.vU. Operations .
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Secretary of t.he liav;, • AssiattJlt Secretary of the l:avy for Air .
Subject • Aircraft ProflTA:n, l:avy IUld W...rine CorJ>s - revision ot .
1 . Forwarded, recorr •. .encU.ne ap, roval. subject to tollovdns modification:
(a) ThAt under "3sti.cat.ed .IJ.rer:>tt. Requirel:»nto - End ot 1943" on ~>aae 5 ot Enclosur• (A),, the number o! Patrol- Heavy, Ooaignetion VPB(H), Squadron• be reduced from 17 to 5 and that as the equipment of these e~uadrone ie expended by attrition, they be re-equipped with VB( H) typo aircraft .
2 . No further incluaion or squadl'Ons equipped >lith tour-ensined patrol seaplanes ie conte:oplAted tor tile r:avu A•ronautical Or ganization.
J . It i• rec;uested that this matter oe presented to t he President after it eha1l have been cleared through the Joint U.S . Chiefs of Staff.
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BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS WASHINGTON
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~- MA) 1~ P'roal ftle Chief of the SW.au of J.al'OIIAt.ica. too The 8ecnt&r7 of tbe k'f7•
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(l) n. c-"*' '1' 1n Chief, 11D1tecl stat .. neat. (2) tba .lNiatat S.Cret.erJ for .ur •
.lircra.tt Progru, lla"7 aDd ll&r1De Corpa - IW'rl.lioD of,
27 , SOO Pla:la Propoaa ( OpD&T conf. ltr, Op-12-4-a; (SO) n - 1 cs.tec1 7 JUJ~W7 19112) . 2J 1SOO Pl.aDa Progru (SUer conf, ltr, Serial C.0179, Alb-1, vv, cUtecl 2 .J81W&JY 19112. )
l. In refarellCa (b) tbe Chief of the aareau of uroo .. t.ioa aubld.ttecl tba 27 ,SOO Plma Proa:ru to tba Chief of )laval Oporat.iona, 'llb ich waa :turtber aub.i t tecl to tbe lee no tarT of the lfu7 b;T refarea>ca (a) • ftle huidaat of tbe_ 11D1tad Stat .. approYad th1e progru OD 7 .Jell&l'7 1942,
2, &lbaittecl barwith u !Dclollllre (J.) ia a re'Yiaecl progra replacill& the prop-u of 27 ,SOO plmu u pre~ aatahlhbad 1:D nfan~~Caa (a ) mel (b) ,
) o 1'hia progra imolfta Ul Or&anisat.iOD with aircra!'t ~ta of )),0$6 airp~a, of 'llbich 2)1 62$ are to be operatill& aircr&tt,
4. !he -.jor cliffaremaa 1:D th1e progru cn.r that of tba 27, SOO plaDI procrM an (l) i:Dcreaaa 1:D the ahipt:m<M1na propoaa of carriere, with corraapoDISin& i:Dcreua in aircra.tt with llhinh tbe7 111at. ba cCIIpl.anteclt (2) rniaiona o! tba operatill& aircl'&ft JcOIIpluenta o! tba nrioua io7Paa o! ahipa, u a re..Ut o! wartiM a:pariAiDca to cUtaJ aDd ()) i:Dcraa.ad util.isat.ioa o! f~ aDd Win1DCIM leMpJanu !or •U-1111-bMriM warfare 1:D aclc1ition to tbair orilinal ~ or pat rol &Dd aaarch, For the putpoM of thia at\147, i t baa bam aa81lMCl that the current ahipbllHMna prop-a will ba ut.aDcMcl bayoDc1 tha mmbar of ahipa - au.thor1Hc1, to proYicle replac_,ta at a rata equal to tbe attriticn in ahipa . l.,_ ""· .)\'ttl t l. .& Ut /
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CONFIOE~TIAl SUBJECT: Urera!t Procraa, lla,. and llarlne Corps - Rerlaion o!.
$. It will be notad that, c.,_ncing in 19411, proviaion 1e .ada tor a Strlldnc Force wi tiUtl each FlMt Air lUng. The no.-1 COIIpleMnt or thia force will be two 18-plane V1 aquadrona, one 18-pl.ane YSB aquadron and one 18-plane VTB aquadroo. The addition or , , such a !orca to each Fleet Air 'lfing will enable the •i ng co-ander to ' 'J, ro,.. balanced taak forces within hie wing which are appropriat4 to the • ·I· .taak at hand, without diveraion or other unite frooo their noruJ. aia-. aiona. n baa bean nec:e .. ary to uUUaa carrier groups for thia purpole thua far; it baa been poaaible to do t hia becau.ae, thua tar, carrier air groupe have generall.T been ealnged when carriere have been loet. Although the need tort heae Strlkins Forces ie not acute at P"'Mnt in the Atl antic, it 1e an urpnt "'qui,..•nt i n t he Pacific . Prorlaion baa bean &Ida, therefore, tor aixteen (16) auch groupe !or aasl~t to FlMt Air 1finp. The t1Pical coiiPl-nt or a Fleet .ur 'll'ing in the South Paci tic would be:
2 - 12-plane VB(H) aquadrona I. - 12-plane YB( II) squadrons 1 - 12-pl ane VP!I(H) squadron 2 - 12-plane VP!I(II) squadrons l - 16-plane VO/VS squadron l - 12-plane VF(II) squadron l - 6-plane VD oqu..u-on 2 - 18-plane VF aquadrona l - 18-plane VSB aquadron l - 16-plane VTB squadron
'lfith the abcr<e coq>le•nt, wall balanced task crouP• ca.o be !o.....tatecl aa requlr..s. Ia leas active theate"' the above Uetad c011pla•nt wq be nducad b7 the allainatioo ot t7P8e not "'quired in certain a"'aa, euch aa the night tlet>tere, photographic aquadrone end the atriking !orca. It 11 intended that the exact COIIPOaitioo or the wing be adaptad to the require•nta ot the locallt7 in which it ia to operate.
6. The buic increuu propoeed in thie progru which are not included in the 27 , $00 Plane Procru are ae !ollowa•
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)$ cv•a vareua 21. cv•a (new CV allowance inc ludaa 9 u..CL).
86 .lCV • a Yereua 16 .lCV ( Thia total includae the Kaiser clue) •
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SUl!JECT• .Uroralt PrOP'&, k'7 md llarine Corp• - Be'fiaicn of. ----- ------ -- -- -- --- - -- -- --- --- -- -- -u. s. )l&rlne l 'fiation.
' ~. ' ...... , , .... (j llarine lir 1H.n&l YUIIII J lolarillll .U.r llin&eo l5 Bue l)e!enae Qroupo nl'INII 6 Baae Detenae Oroupe • 2 lia;bt F1£llter Groupe not in pre'fioue prosru.
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l2 VPB (Hea ..,.) nreu11 20 oquad.ronl . 20 VPB ( llecl1ua) YlriiWI S8 IQO>adrool o 32 VB (f our-.neine) YUIIUI 12 lquadrollao 68 VB (T'Iro-.n&ine) nreue 2la equadronl. kvll l1r Trenepcr t Serrlee.
1SO Tranaport airplmee ..,.....,. 200.
Fleet UtUitz aDi Tar&et Towing Squadrons.
16 Squadrooa Yereua 4 oquadrone.
lircr aft !or Trtd.nin& Pu.rpce•••
51, 432 Plmee vereue 81 232 plana ..
1. Seet.ion 8 of Public l)ccUMnt llo. 7$7, 76th Conere .. , of l9 JU.lr 19~, p-oYided 11 !oUQWII 1 Tbo Pree:l.dent of the Uoited Statea 1a bereb7 authori&ed to aoqW.re or coaetruct n&Yil airplmea 111d epare parte and. equi~nt, • • ~ be neeeel&l')' to proTide ancl ll&i.ntain the au11ber of ueetul naYil lirplm .. a t a total of 15,000, ProYided, tbat it, in the judpoDt of t.be Seeret&rz of the k"f7 1 tbe total mmber ot 81 rplanae autborind herein 11 not eu!fieient to •et t.be DMdo of the natioDt.l. defenee, be .-;,, with tba 4> proYil ot the Preaideat , ulce euch plana for proeuru.nt eo the 11 tuet.ion .-;, d.and, •
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• sus.n;:cr. Airorart Prouu, llavy and J.!arl.ne Corps - Re\'iaion ot . - -- - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - -- - - - - - - -- -- - -. ~.
' ~ l:' s. In 'Pi.., or tho oxporionoes or war bavin& incUoatod an ' additional roqu1- t in tho total number or airplo.noe to bo opor&tod
by tho O, s . llavy 1n doronae or tho intoroots or tho tlnitod States and in light or tho roronoing. tho Buro&u or Aoromutioa rooom:nenda tho adoption or tho 1noroaaed airplane program by the Seorotary or tho Navy with tho apprOTC.l or tho hoaidont.
JOHN S. ~!oC. '\Ill Boar Ad:nl:al. U ~ I.
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