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VPB-118 was a Patrol Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 118 (VB-118) on 1 July 1944, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 118 (VPB-118) on 1 October 1944, and disestablished on 11 December 1945.
The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer is an American World War II and Korean War era patrol bomber of the United States Navy derived from the Consolidated B-24 Liberator.The Navy had been using B-24s with only minor modifications as the PB4Y-1 Liberator, and along with maritime patrol Liberators used by RAF Coastal Command, this type of patrol plane was proven successful.
The PB4Y-2 "Privateer" was a true US Navy developed version. It was based on B-24K design but fitted the tail section of Douglas B-32 Dragon with its single vertical tail fin for improved stability. The US Navy did not retire this version from service until 1954. RY-3 was a transport version of the PB4Y-2 "Privateer". Navy units flying this type:
The tables below cover every one of the 280 squadrons listed in the U.S. Navy's two-volume Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (DANAS). [a] Volume 1 covers every squadron in the Attack (VA) and Strike Fighter (VFA) communities from 1935 to 1995. [1]
Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-17 to VPB-29) Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-33 to VPB-54) Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-61 to VPB-103) Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-105 to VPB-118) Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories (VPB-121 to VPB-141)
United States Navy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, BuNo 59442, Zebra 442 of VPB-108, based at Tinian, Northern Marianas Islands, was lost on an aircrew-search mission over the Pacific Ocean when the crew became disoriented and ditched at 6 pm. Spotted by two PB4Ys on 11 April, the crew was rescued from rafts by the submarine USS Queenfish on 12 ...
A U.S. Navy PBM-1 of Patrol Squadron 56 (VP-56) in 1940. A PBM-5 on the deck of USS Norton Sound in April 1945 off Saipan A U.S. Navy PBM of Fleet Air Wing 6 is hoisted aboard the seaplane tender USS Curtiss (AV-4) after a mine-hunting patrol off North Korea during the Korean War (1950-1953).
VP-28 was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy.The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron 108 (VB-108) on 1 July 1943, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 108 (VPB-108) on 1 October 1944, redesignated Patrol Squadron 108 (VP-108) on 15 May 1946, redesignated Heavy Patrol Squadron (Landplane) 8 (VP-HL-8) on 15 November 1946, redesignated Patrol Squadron 28 (VP-28) on 1 September 1948 and ...