VPB-92

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Patrol Bombing Squadron 92
Active26 December 1941 – 28 May 1945
CountryUnited States of America
Branch United States Department of the Navy Seal.svg United States Navy
Type squadron
Role Maritime patrol
Engagements World War II
Aircraft flown
Patrol PBY-5A Catalina

VPB-92 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 92 (VP-92) on 26 December 1941, redesignated as Patrol Bombing Squadron 92 (VPB-91) on 1 October 1944 and disestablished on 28 May 1945. It operated the PBY-5A Catalina throughout its operational history. [1]

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Operational history

View from VP-92 PBY-5A of the attack on U-135 on 15 July 1943 U-135 Bomben.jpg
View from VP-92 PBY-5A of the attack on U-135 on 15 July 1943

Home port assignments

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

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References

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

  1. 1 2 3 Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-61 to VPB-103). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 497–9. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.