ational ▁history ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 6 : ▁V P - 9 0 5 ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁NAS ▁Gros se ▁I le , ▁Michigan , ▁with ▁an ▁official ▁active ▁duty ▁home ▁port ▁at ▁NAS ▁San ▁Diego , ▁Cal if . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁oper ational ▁control ▁of ▁FA W - 1 4 ▁and ▁administrative ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Reserve ▁Training ▁Command ▁( N ART C ). ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁reserve ▁squad rons ▁established ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁air cre ws ▁recently ▁released ▁from ▁active ▁duty ▁and ▁util ize ▁the ▁enorm ous ▁stock s ▁of ▁aircraft ▁in ▁the ▁invent ory . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁fle w ▁the ▁P BY - 5 A ▁Catal ina ▁se ap lane ▁and ▁the ▁P V - 2 ▁Har po on . ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 6 : ▁All ▁pat rol ▁squad rons ▁were ▁red es ign ated . ▁Reg ular ▁Navy ▁squad ron ▁design ations ▁began ▁with ▁ 1 ▁and ▁reserve ▁pat rol ▁squad ron ▁design ations ▁began ▁with ▁ 5 . ▁V P - 9 0 5 ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁V P - ML - 5 5 . ▁The ▁ML ▁for ▁reserve ▁pat rol ▁squad rons ▁included ▁tw in - engine ▁medium ▁am ph ib ian ▁se ap lan es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁tw in - engine ▁land - based ▁bom bers . ▁Reg ular ▁Navy ▁pat rol ▁squad ron ▁ML ▁design