# VRC-50

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{{Short description|United States Navy Fleet Logistics Support squadron}}
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|dates= 1 October 1966 – 7 October 1994
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'''VRC-50''' was a '''Fleet Logistics Squadron''' of the [U.S. Navy](/source/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==
[[File:C-2A VRC-50 from USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) in fliight.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|VRC-50 [C-2A](/source/Grumman_C-2_Greyhound) from {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}}]]
[[File:C-130F Hercules VRC-50 at NAF Atsugi.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|VRC-50 [C-130F Hercules](/source/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules) at [NAS Atsugi](/source/NAS_Atsugi) ]]
[[File:US-3A of VRC-50 on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) 1993.JPEG|thumb|right|250px|VRC-50 [US-3A](/source/Lockheed_S-3_Viking) on {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72|6}} in 1993]]

*2 October 1969, [C-2A](/source/Grumman_C-2_Greyhound) #152796 crashed on approach to the {{USS|Constellation|CV-64|6}} on a flight from [NAS Cubi Point](/source/NAS_Cubi_Point), all 26 passengers and crew were listed as killed in action, the bodies were not recovered.<ref name=DPMAA>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/Documents/VietnamAccounting/pmsea_una_p_name.pdf|title=U.S. Unaccounted-For from the Vietnam War (Sorted by Name) Prisoners of War, Missing in Action and Killed in Action/Body not Recovered|publisher=Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency|accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref>
*15 December 1970, C-2A #155120 crashed shortly after launch from {{USS|Ranger|CV-61|6}}. 4 crewmen and five passengers were listed as missing in action and presumed dead. Bodies not recovered.<ref name=DPMAA/>
*20 January 1989, US-3A #157996 crashed near Subic Bay, Philippines. Both crewmen, including the commanding officer were killed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vrc-50.org/cos.htm|title=VRC-50 COs|website=VRC-50 COs|accessdate=6 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikingassociation.com/viking-history.php|title=Fallen Viking Comrades|website=Fallen Viking Comrades|accessdate=6 February 2017}}</ref>

==Home port assignments==
The squadron was assigned to these home ports:
*[NAS Atsugi](/source/NAS_Atsugi)
*[NAS North Island](/source/NAS_North_Island)
*[NAS Cubi Point](/source/NAS_Cubi_Point)
*[Andersen Air Force Base](/source/Andersen_Air_Force_Base)

==Aircraft assignment==
*[C-1 Trader](/source/Grumman_C-1_Trader)
*[R-5D Skymaster](/source/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster)
*[C-2 Greyhound](/source/Grumman_C-2_Greyhound)
*[CT-39 Sabreliner](/source/North_American_Sabreliner)
*[C-130F Hercules](/source/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules)
*[US-3A Viking](/source/Lockheed_S-3_Viking)

==See also==
* [List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons](/source/List_of_inactive_United_States_Navy_aircraft_squadrons)
* [History of the United States Navy](/source/History_of_the_United_States_Navy)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{US Navy navbox}}
{{United States Navy Aircraft Squadrons}}
* [http://www.vrc-50.org/ Website of former squadron members]

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Category:Fleet logistics support squadrons of the United States Navy

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