Patrol Bombing Squadron 216 | |
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Active | 15 November 1943 – 7 April 1945 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Role | Maritime patrol |
Size | Squadron |
Engagements | World War II |
Aircraft flown | |
Patrol | PBM-3S/D |
VPB-216 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron Two Hundred Sixteen (VP-216) on 15 November 1943, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron Two Hundred Sixteen (VPB-216) on 1 October 1944 and disestablished on 7 April 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 .