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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1945 VB/VPB-148 — (PV-1) October 1943 – April 1945, (PV-2) June 1945 – June 1946 VB/VPB-149 — (PV-1) September 1943 – September 1945 VB/VPB-150 — (PV-1)...
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List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons (section VP: Patrol squadrons and VP Designations no longer in use. Also VA(HM), VPB, VB)
VPB, VP(H) and VP(AM) Squadrons Chapter 2 – Guidelines for Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage and Insignia Appendix 4 – Lineage Listing for VP, VB, VPB,...
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List of squadrons in the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (section VPB, VP(HL) & VP(AM) squadrons)
Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-1 to VPB-16) Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-17 to VPB-29) Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories...
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made over the Kusaie island group. 5 March 1945: VPB-133 was transferred to NAB Tinian to relieve VPB-150, coming under the operational control of FAW-1...
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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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VPB-117 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 117 (VB-117) on 1 February 1944, redesignated...
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VPB-43 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 43 (VP-43) on 21 July 1941, redesignated Patrol...
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station during the war included VPB-115, 122, 101, 103, 107, 133, 140, 118, and 108. The PV operational training squadron, VPB-198, also spent time aboard...
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VPB-24 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 9-S (VP-9S) on 7 January 1930, redesignated Patrol...
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of two PBYs of VPB-23 was deployed to Falalop for air-sea rescue missions. A further 3 aircraft were deployed on 20 June 1945. All VPB-23 aircraft were...
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VPB-147 VP-133 VPB-210 VPB-34 VPB-141 VP-34 VPB-105 VPB-92 VPB-215 VPB-125 VPB-112 VPB-52 VP-48 VPB-113 VP-44 VPB-94 VP-AM-1 VPB-212 VP-33 VP-29 VP-2 VP-23...
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VPB-29 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Pacific Air Detachment on 17 January 1923, redesignated Patrol...
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VB-116 operating PB4Y-1s from 7 July-27 August 1944 VPB-121 operating PB4Y-1s from 1 March-3 July 1945 VPB-144 operating PV-2s from 27 June 1945 until September...
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152 (VB-152) on 1 April 1944, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 152 (VPB-152) on 1 October 1944, redesignated Patrol Squadron 152 (VP-152) on 15 May...
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base: VPB-13 with Consolidated PB2Y Coronado VPB-17 with Martin PBM Mariner VPB-18 with Martin PBM Mariner VPB-20 with Martin PBM Mariner VPB-23 with...
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Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team established Vehicle Patrol Base (VPB) Kahler and a separate observation post called OP Top Side near Wanat. 2nd...
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VPB, VP(H) and VP(AM) Squadrons Chapter 2 – Guidelines for Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage and Insignia Appendix 4 – Lineage Listing for VP, VB, VPB,...
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Alert Units of the Volkspolizei known as the Volkspolizei-Bereitschaften (VPB). It consisted of between 12,000 and 15,000 men (sources disagree) in 21...
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Zürich. In the course of the Liechtenstein bank’s internationalisation, VPB Finanz Ltd had been founded in Zürich as a wholly owned subsidiary of VP...
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Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons: Volume 2 The History of VP, VPB, VP(HL) and VP(AM) Squadrons. Washington DC: Naval Historical Centre, 2000...
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PB4Y, Navy Liberator. The Navy had stationed at base unit VB-109, VD-4, and VPB-109 flying Lockheed Ventura Harpoon-PV-1 and Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer...
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was stationed at the base for support from October 1943 to December 1943. VPB-52 a US Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron stationed at the base. The Seabee 84th...
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included: VP-33 June 1943 VPB-23 August–December 1943: 428–34 VPB-44 January–May 1943: 462–6 VPB-91 October 1943–January 1944: 494–6 VPB-197 December 1943–January...
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public order barracked reserve, known as the Volkspolizei-Bereitschaften (VPB). These units were equipped as motorised infantry, like the Kasernierte Volkspolizei...
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Squadron 108 (VB-108) on 1 July 1943, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 108 (VPB-108) on 1 October 1944, redesignated Patrol Squadron 108 (VP-108) on 15 May...
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storage of 350 spare planes at the base. Based at Pityilu Airfield was: VPB-146 (PV-1, Lockheed Ventura unit) ACORN 28 VJ-2 (JM-1 detachment Able, Martin...
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United States Navy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (Bureau Number: 59415) of VPB-119 went down in Typhoon Jean over the South China Sea. All seven members...
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Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons: Volume 2: The History of VP, VPB, VP(HL) and VP(AM) Squadrons. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center,...
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Kaiten at Ulithi on 12 January 1945. One was destroyed by depth charges from VPB-21 but the others succeeded in damaging USS Mazama (with eight casualties)...
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