ZP FIRST BLIMP SQUADRON TO BE ASSIGNED TO BRAZIL WAS ZP-41. IT HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED AS ZP-52 ON JUNE 15, 1943, AT NAS LAKEHURST, WITH LIEUTENANT COMMANDER DANIEL M.ENTLER, JR., AS ITS FIRST COMMANDING OFFICER. THE SQUADRON WAS SCHEDULED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO BRAZIL WHEN FACILITIES BECAME AVAILABLE.