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    VPB-4 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 102 (VP-102) on 1 March 1943, redesignated Patrol...
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    Voepass Flight 2283 (redirect from PS-VPB)
    icing buildup and de-icing attempts. The aircraft involved, registered as PS-VPB, was a 14-year-old twin-engine turboprop ATR 72-500 with serial number 908...
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     United States United States Navy FAW-2 FAW-3 FAW-5 FAW-14 VPB-1 VPB-4 VPB-13 VPB-15 VPB-100 VP-102 VR-2 VR-6 VR-8 VE-1 VH-1 United States Coast Guard...
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    VB/VPB-132 — (PV-1) March 1943 – May 1945 VB/VPB-133 — (PV-1) March 1943 – 1946, (PV-2) 1946 VPB-134VB/VPB-134 — (PV-1) April 1943 – April 1945 VB/VPB-135...
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  • Designation Systems Appendix 4 – U.S. Navy Squadron Designations and Abbreviations DANAS Volume 2 - The History of VP, VPB, VP(H) and VP(AM) Squadrons...
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    ATU-501 VPB-2 VR-8 VR-10 VR-21 VPB-16 VPB-17 VPB-20 VP-21 VPB-27 VPB-34 VP-40 VP-46 VP-56 VPB-98 VPB-99 VPB-202 VPB-203 VP-204 VP-205 VPB-206 VPB-207 VP-208...
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  • VPB-139 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 139 (VB-139) on 1 April 1943, redesignated Patrol...
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  • VPB-54 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 54 (VP-54) on 15 November 1942, redesignated Patrol...
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    redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron Two Hundred Six (VPB-206) on 1 October 1944 and disestablished on 4 June 1945. 15 November 1942: VP-206 was established...
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    119 (VPB-118 and VPB-119) being the first Fleet squadrons to equip with the aircraft. The first overseas deployment began on 6 January 1945, when VPB-118...
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  • VPB-212 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron Two Hundred Twelve (VP-212) on 15 March 1943,...
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    VPB-33 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 33 (VP-33) on 1 April 1942, redesignated Patrol...
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  • VPB-118 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 118 (VB-118) on 1 July 1944, redesignated Patrol...
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  • VPB-150 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 150 (VB-150) on 15 September 1943, redesignated...
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  • VPB-134 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 134 (VB-134) on 29 March 1943, redesignated Patrol...
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  • VPB-17 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 17 (VP-17) on 3 January 1944, redesignated Patrol...
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  • 1944, redesignated as Patrol Bombing Squadron 20 (VPB-20) on 1 October 1944, and disestablished on 4 February 1946. 15 February – July 1944: VP-20 was...
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  • VPB-200 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron Two Hundred (VB-200) on 1 April 1944, redesignated...
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  • VPB-44 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 44 (VP-44) on 3 June 1941, redesignated Patrol...
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    VP-26 (redirect from VPB-114)
    114 (VB-114) on 26 August 1943 and renamed Patrol Bombing Squadron 114 (VPB-114) on 1 October 1944; Patrol Squadron 114 (VP-114) on 15 May 1946; Heavy...
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    VPB-18 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy, flying the PBM-3D Mariner. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 18 (VP-18) on 15 January...
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    VPB-15 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 15 (VP-15) on 15 March 1943, redesignated Patrol...
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  • VPB-112 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 112 (VB-112) on 8 August 1943, redesignated Patrol...
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  • VPB-151 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 151 (VB-151) on 3 January 1944, redesignated...
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    programming. Many of the programmes on BFBS Radio 2 are sourced from BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live, including the soap opera The Archers, which was popular...
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    Guadalcanal and Solomon Islands campaigns. After returning, he commanded VPB-4. In May 1944, he served on the USS Franklin, USS Enterprise, and USS Hancock...
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    VPB-211 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron Two Hundred Eleven (VP-211) on 15 February 1943...
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    VPB-147 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 147 (VB-147) on 14 August 1943, redesignated...
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  • VPB-198 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 198 (VB-198) on 12 September 1944, redesignated...
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  • VPB-202 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron Two Hundred Two (VP-202) on 15 September 1942...
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