VP-49

Patrol Squadron 49 (VP-49), known as the "Woodpeckers," was a U.S. Navy maritime patrol squadron established in 1944. Initially equipped with PBM Mariner seaplanes, the squadron participated in anti-submarine warfare and convoy escort missions during World War II in the Atlantic. During the Cold War, VP-49 transitioned to land-based patrol aircraft, flying P-3 Orion planes and conducting surveillance and reconnaissance missions, often in support of NATO operations. The squadron was based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, until its disestablishment in March 1994.