VPB-216

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Patrol Bombing Squadron 216
Active15 November 1943 – 7 April 1945
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States of America
BranchFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg United States Navy
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]

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Operational history

Aircraft assignments

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

Home port assignments

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

See also

References

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

  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-206 to VPB-216). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 619–21. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.