▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁reform ing ▁the ▁squad ron . ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁V P B - 1 3 1 ▁was ▁reform ed ▁at ▁NAS ▁Wh id bey ▁Island , ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁new ▁P V - 2 ▁Har po on ▁aircraft . ▁Fl ight ▁operations ▁were ▁begun ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁with ▁an ▁entirely ▁new ▁complement ▁of ▁personnel ▁and ▁equipment . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁flight ▁cre ws ▁came ▁int act ▁from ▁V P B - 1 9 9 , ▁requiring ▁little ▁training ▁time . ▁Person nel ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁squad ron ▁included ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁extended ▁or ▁were ▁regular ▁Navy , ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁remain ▁with ▁the ▁squad ron . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁V P B - 1 3 1 ▁was ▁not ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁general ▁dem obil ization . ▁ 1 – 3 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁FA W - 6 ▁was ▁dis est ab lished ▁and ▁the ▁commands ▁under ▁it ▁were ▁absor bed ▁by ▁FA W - 4 , ▁including ▁V P B - 1 3 1 . ▁On ▁the ▁ 2 0 th , ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁complement ▁of ▁aircraft ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁nine ▁P V - 2 s , ▁with ▁no ▁sp ares . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁December , ▁eight ▁P V - 2 s ▁were ▁fer ried ▁from ▁NAS ▁Wh id bey ▁Island ▁to ▁NA AS ▁Ed ent on , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁