USN or USAF Seagull What Squadron

[Bearmon]

The plane looks like a PBJ 1 (although it might be a B 25 Mitchell)

I cannot find anything on it. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

[Johnny Signor]

I'v seen this one on several sites and all were ?????? I would venture a weather/ weather test type with the cloud and lightning .............post 47 due to the star and bar having the red line shown ......

[Salvage Sailor]

Could be USAF too

[ocsfollowme]

I tried yesterday and today without any luck.

 

Interesting that the seagull has a pipe in it's mouth, like it is kicking back and relaxing.

[Bearmon]

I tried yesterday and today without any luck.

 

Interesting that the seagull has a pipe in it's mouth, like it is kicking back and relaxing.

 

I have been searching on and off for a few days, thanks for the assist. It looks more like a pelican to me than a Seagull

[Patchcollector]

It's a Seagull,and it looks like he may be wearing headphones.There is also something black underneath the wing,perhaps some sort of instrument pod.Seagull could stand for an Op,or for an instrument package.

[ocsfollowme]

May something to do with the 102nd Intelligence Wing? Their name is Seagull.

 

it goes with the headphones (I didn't notice that!) that patchcollector stated.

[Bearmon]

The 102nd did come up a few times in the search, couldn't tie them to a B24 though,,,

I figured the "pod" was the engine if it is indeed a B25, i didn't make out the headphones either.

And yeah I know it's a Seagull especially since it says Seagull on the patch.

[firefighter]

Could it be search & rescue unit?

[ocsfollowme]

If AF, then TB-25J-25-NC Mitchell, 44-30854, the last B-25 in the USAF inventory, assigned at March AFB, California as of March 1960,^[20] was flown to Eglin AFB, Florida, from Turner Air Force Base, Georgia, on 21 May 1960, the last flight by a USAF B-25, and presented by Brigadier General A. J. Russell, Commander of SAC's 822d Air Division at Turner AFB, to the Air Proving Ground Center Commander, Brigadier General Robert H. Warren, who in turn presented the bomber to Valparaiso, Florida Mayor Randall Roberts on behalf of the Niceville-Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce.

[ocsfollowme]

My bet is that it could be a Navy Subron patch, operated day and night.

[Bearmon]

My bet is that it could be a Navy Subron patch, operated day and night.

Subron... could be and the day night thing could be too!

[Randy]

Possibly weather recon related also, but that's just a WAG. Several USAF units flew the B-25 in that role.

 

Randy

[Steindaddie]

For what it's worth, "Seagull" is also the term applied to someone in a squadron who avoids flying as frequently as the others in the unit. "He's like a seagull - doesn't fly unless you throw a rock at him". It can also be used to describe larger numbers: "The whole squadron is like a flock of seagulls - gotta throw a rock at them to make them fly". Perhaps this patch was related to a squadron that acknowledged they didn't do much flying (?). The depicted blue sky transitioning to rotten weather could indicate an instrument training squadron as well.

[Wharfmaster]

The bird could also be an albatross.

 

 

 

W

[Salvage Sailor]

On 7/11/2017 at 5:28 PM, Bearmon said:

The plane looks like a PBJ 1 (although it might be a B 25 Mitchell)

I cannot find anything on it. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

...a random USMF find with a seagull, maybe yes, maybe no

 

 

76th Air Rescue Squadron, Hickam AFB - Samaritans of the Sky

 

[Salvage Sailor]

On 8/28/2021 at 8:50 PM, Steindaddie said:

For what it's worth, "Seagull" is also the term applied to someone in a squadron who avoids flying as frequently as the others in the unit. "He's like a seagull - doesn't fly unless you throw a rock at him". It can also be used to describe larger numbers: "The whole squadron is like a flock of seagulls - gotta throw a rock at them to make them fly". Perhaps this patch was related to a squadron that acknowledged they didn't do much flying (?). The depicted blue sky transitioning to rotten weather could indicate an instrument training squadron as well.

 

Interesting twist - Seagulls would also hitch rides on our tows from Hawaii to Guam and points East, crapping all the way on our decks.