Patrol Bombing Squadron 147 | |
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![]() VPB-147 PV-1s in the Caribbean in 1944 | |
Active | 14 August 1943 1943 - 2 July 1945 |
Country | United States of America |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | squadron |
Role | Maritime patrol |
Engagements | World War II |
Aircraft flown | |
Patrol | PV-1 PV-2 |
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 Patrol Bombing Squadron 147 (VPB-147) on 1 October 1944 and disestablished on 2 July 1945. [1]
The squadron was assigned the following aircraft, effective on the dates shown: [1]
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown: [1]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons .