VPB-198

Patrol Bombing Squadron 198
Patrol Bombing Squadron 198
Active	12 September 1944 - 1 April 1946
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Squadron
Role	Maritime patrol
Garrison/HQ	NAS Moffett
Aircraft flown
Patrol	PV-1 ; PV-2

Last updated April 17, 2021

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 Patrol Bombing Squadron 198 (VPB-198) on 1 October 1944 and disestablished on 1 April 1946.^[1]

Operational history

12 September 1944: VB-198 was established at NAS Moffett Field, California, under the operational control of FAW-8, as an Operational Training Unit flying the PV-1 Ventura. The mission of the squadron was to train and supply pilots and crews for all operational squadrons in the Pacific. Formerly, entire squadrons had been rotated back to the U.S. upon relief, but the new Integrated Aeronautics Program called for rotation of personnel and aircraft only. The first four crews to complete the training program departed on 20 November to relieve combat zone personnel who had completed their tours. On the average, 26 flight crews were undergoing training in different phases of the syllabus.
April 1945: The original 20 war-weary PV-1 Venturas used by the squadron for training were replaced by new PV-2 Harpoons.
1 April 1946: VPB-198 was disestablished at NAS Moffett Field.^[1]

Commanding officers

Lieutenant Marion D. Trewhitt: 12 September 1944
Lieutenant Commander Alexander B Dusenberry: 5 January 1945
LCdr. Lloyd F. Jakeman: 12 January 1945

Aircraft assignments

The squadron was assigned the following aircraft, effective on the dates shown:^[1]

PV-1 - September 1944
PV-2 - April 1945

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:^[1]

NAS Moffett Field, California - 12 September 1944

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons .

1 2 3 4 Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-145 to VPB-203). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. p. 587. Retrieved 22 June 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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[DANAS2-4-1] 1 2 3 4 Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-145 to VPB-203). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. p. 587. Retrieved 22 June 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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