VRC-50

Fleet Logistics Squadron 50
VRC-50 squadron patch
Active	1 October 1966-7 October 1994
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Role	Logistics
Part of	Inactive
Nickname(s)	Foo Dogs

VRC-50 was a Fleet Logistics Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 50 (VRC-50) on 1 October 1966, redesignated as Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Fifty (VRC-50) on 1 April 1976 and disestablished on 7 October 1994.

Operational history

VRC-50 C-2A from USS Enterprise

VRC-50 C-130F Hercules at NAS Atsugi

VRC-50 US-3A on USS Abraham Lincoln in 1993

2 October 1969, C-2A #152796 crashed on approach to the USS Constellation on a flight from NAS Cubi Point, all 26 passengers and crew were listed as killed in action, the bodies were not recovered.^[1]
15 December 1970, C-2A #152793 crashed shortly after launch from USS Ranger, all 3 crewmen were listed as missing in action, body not recovered.^[1]

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports:

Aircraft Assignment

References

1 2 "U.S. Unaccounted-For from the Vietnam War (Sorted by Name) Prisoners of War, Missing in Action and Killed in Action/Body not Recovered" (PDF). Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

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Electronic Attack (VAQ)

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Patrol

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VPU	1 2

Unmanned (VUP)

Training (VT)

Helicopter Mine Countermeasures (HM)

Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light (HSL)

Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC)

Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM)

Helicopter Training (HT)

Website of former squadronmembers

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