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VPB-120, PB4Y-2 59745
U.S. Navy
**Patrol Bombing Squadron 120 (VPB-120)** was a U.S. Navy patrol bomber squadron established during World War II. Flying the Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, including aircraft Bureau Number (BuNo) 59745, the squadron operated primarily in the Aleutian Islands and Northern Pacific from mid-1944 through 1945. VPB-120 conducted anti-shipping patrols, reconnaissance, and search-and-rescue missions, often in harsh weather conditions. The squadron played a crucial role in disrupting Japanese maritime activity and gathering valuable intelligence until its disestablishment after the war.
VPB-197
U.S. Navy
VPB-198
U.S. Navy
Patrol Bombing Squadron 198 (VPB-198) was a unit of the United States Navy established during World War II. Commissioned on 12 September 1944, VPB-198 was based at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, serving primarily as a training squadron for PBM Mariner crews destined for combat assignments in the Pacific Theater. The squadron provided advanced operational training, preparing personnel for maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare, and bombing missions. VPB-198 was disestablished on 1 June 1946, following the end of hostilities and the subsequent drawdown of U.S. naval aviation forces.
VPB-212
U.S. Navy
Patrol Bombing Squadron 212 (VPB-212) was a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy established during World War II. Commissioned on 15 March 1943, VPB-212 was equipped with PBM Mariner flying boats and tasked with anti-submarine warfare, convoy escort, and reconnaissance missions. The squadron operated primarily in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, conducting patrols from bases such as Naval Air Station Key West and Naval Air Station Coco Solo in the Panama Canal Zone. VPB-212 played a vital role in protecting Allied shipping lanes from German U-boats until it was disestablished on 18 June 1945 following the end of the European conflict.
vpb71
U.S. Navy
VQ-1, NAS Guam
U.S. Navy
Vq3-va192
U.S. Navy
VQ5
U.S. Navy
VR 21 VR 51 VR 30 Flt Mch
U.S. Navy
Vr 80-1. C.
U.S. Navy
Vr 80-1. C.B div.613 ????
U.S. Navy
VR 931
U.S. Navy
VR-1 and USS Lexington
U.S. Navy
VR-1 Squadron
U.S. Navy
VR-2 NATS
U.S. Navy
VR-21 COD
U.S. Navy
VR-21-COMMINEDIV-71-AF-61 USS-PROCYON
U.S. Navy
VR-21, VR7, VR22, NAS Alameda
U.S. Navy
vr-22 rota spain
U.S. Navy
VR-23 DETACHMENT, PHILLIPINES
U.S. Navy
VR-23, VR-21, VR-7 A
U.S. Navy
vr-24 @ nas pt. lyautey
U.S. Navy
vr-24-vp-11
U.S. Navy
vr-32
U.S. Navy