▁app ended ▁to ▁design ations ▁in ▁the ▁tables ▁below ▁are ▁not ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁design ation ▁system . ▁They ▁are ▁added ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁design ation ▁was ▁used ▁more ▁than ▁once ▁during ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁A viation ▁and ▁which ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁design ation ▁is ▁indicated . ▁Abs ence ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁design ation ▁was ▁used ▁only ▁once . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁approximately ▁ 9 0 ▁V C ▁squad rons ▁which ▁existed ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁table ▁below ▁contains ▁a ▁partial ▁list ▁of ▁W W II ▁V C ▁squad rons ▁ ▁V CS : ▁Dis est ab lished ▁Cru iser ▁Sc out ing ▁Squadron ▁ ▁V H : ▁Dis est ab lished ▁Res cue ▁Squad rons ▁ ▁V J : ▁Dis est ab lished ▁Util ity ▁or ▁General ▁Util ity ▁squad rons ▁V J ▁designated ▁Util ity ▁squad ron ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁design ation ▁for ▁Util ity ▁Squadron ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁" V U ". ▁The ▁design ation ▁was ▁later ▁used ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁design ate ▁weather ▁squad rons ▁and ▁phot ographic ▁squad rons ▁ ▁V O : ▁Dis est ab lished ▁Sp ot ting ▁or ▁Observ ation ▁squad rons ▁The ▁V O ▁design ation ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy