VP-208 Miscellaneous
BOOKs:    Title: The Fighting Flying Boat: A History of the Martin PBM Mariner by Richard Alden Hoffman dickdot@san.rr.com.
Squadrons, Tenders, etc. include: VP-13, VP-16, VP-17, VP-19, VP-20, VP-21, VP-22, VP-25, VP-26, VP-27, VP-28, VP-32, VP-55, VP-56, VP-73, VP-74, VP-98, VP-100, VP-104, VP-111, VP-117, VP-119, VP-120, VP-201, VP-202, VP-203, VP-204, VP-205, VP-207, VP-208, VP-209, VP-210, VP-211, VP-212, VP-213, VP-216, VH-1, VH-3, VH-4, FAW-3, FAW-5, FAW-9, FAW-11, FAW-12, FAW-16, USS Albemarle (AV-5), USS Pocomoke (AV-9), USS Casco (AVP-12), USS Chincoteague (AVP-24), USS Pocomoke (AV-9), and USS Chandeleur (AV-10).
The Fighting Flying Boat mentions each and every PBM squadron in both WW2 and Korea as well as details of the RAF, RAAF, Dutch, Argentine and Uruguayan service. Also USCG and commercial activities in US, Colombia and Portugal. Also includes every PBM casualty by name, details of every PBM vs Uboat engagement and every PBM vs Japanese fighter and Korean era vs MIG engagements. [22OCT2004]
BOOKs: TITLE: "Seaplanes at War: A Treasury of Words and Pictures" A history of Combat Aircrews in Navy Patrol Bombing Squadrons in the pacific during WWII by Don Sweet SweetUsn@aol.com...WEBSITE: http://hometown.aol.com/sweetusn/index.html [30APR99]
BOOKs:  Patrol Bombing Squadron 208 "...This book tells the story of VPB-208, a U. S. Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron of Martin Mariners that reached its maturity during the Okinawa campaign of World War II. The PBMs of VPB-208 flew into Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, and later were stationed at NAS Norfolk, Virginia, NAS Jacksonville, Florida, and NAS Trinidad, British West Indies as VP-208, VP-MS-8, and VP-48. The story covers seven years from December 1942 to December 1949, from commissioning in NAS Norfolk, Virginia through many months of antisubmarine patrol and air-sea rescue flights out of NAS Key West, Florida and on to the Pacific in time for the Iwo Jima campaign. This book is available from the author, Walter Schurman schurm5522@adelphia.net, 2400 S. Ocean Dr., #6124, Fort Pierce, FL 34949-7916 for $10.00 plus 3.80 Priority Mail..." [Updated 22JUN2005 | 08MAR99]
"VP-208 Summary Page"
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