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| | A Brief History of Heavy Photoron Squadron 62 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | In May 1953 I was a PH3 and was transferred from the Aeronautical Photographic Experimental Laboratory (APEL), in Philadelphia, to Photographic Squadron 62 (VJ-62), then based at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Sanford, Florida, after having moved from NAS Jacksonville, Florida. |
 | | At that time the was operating several types of aircraft, which included P4Y-1P (B-24, to those of you not familiar with earlier Naval aircraft), SNB-2P, F7F-5P, and the predecessor of the A3D, the North American AJ-2P Savage. |
 | | The AJ-2P was powered by two R2800 radial engines swinging 15 foot 4 blade propellers, and one J33 jet engine in the tail. |
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