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Patrol Bombing Squadron 203 | |
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![]() VPB-203 PBM with USS Humboldt in April 1945 | |
Active | 1 October 1942 – 30 June 1945 |
Country | United States of America |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | squadron |
Role | Maritime patrol |
Nickname(s) | Midnite Mariners |
Engagements | World War II |
Aircraft flown | |
Patrol | PBM-3C/S |
VPB-203 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron Two Hundred Three (VP-203) on 1 October 1942, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron Two Hundred Three (VPB-203) on 1 October 1944 and disestablished on 30 June 1945. [1]
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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 .