VP-45

The Red Darters 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 2014, 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, and redesignated Patrol Squadron 45 (VP-45) on 1 September 1948.

[1] The squadron was assigned the following aircraft, effective on the dates shown:[1] The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:[1] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.

USS Timbalier (AVP-54) with two VP-45 PBM-3D in 1948.
VP-45 P5M-2 flies over Soviet Foxtrot submarine 911 and USS Charles P. Cecil during the Cuban Missile Crisis , 1962
VP-45 personnel and P-3C at NAS Jacksonville in 2010
A VP-45 P-8A over the Mediterranean Sea in 2017.