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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2005
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| Request: AirNorSols in october 1944 Hi, I'm looking for info about the bases of Marines squadrons in northern Solomons in october 1944. Till now I've found: Admiralties: 79 RAAF, USN VS-61,VPB-146 and VPB-52 det. Emirau: USMC sqns 3x VMF squadrons with FG/F4U (2 of them are VMF-115 and 211) 2x VMSB with SBD 2 VMB with PBJ (VMB-413, 443?) no. 3 RNZAF, USN VPB-137 both with PV Green: VMF-218,222 squadrons with FG/F4U VMSB-244,341 with SBD VMB-423 (PBJ) 1 VPB sqn? Bougainville: 17 and 22 RNZAF 3x VMF squadrons with FG/F4U 2x VMSB with SBD VMR-152 ,153 with R4D USAAF 17th PhS det. with F-5A The Marines squadrons in the area with unknown location were at the time the VMF: 313 (MAG-12) 212,223,VMO/VMF?-251 (MAG-14) and the VMSB: 142,243 MAG? 133,236,(241) (MAG-24) (AFAIK VMSB-241 was in new hebrides) Can you locate the 4 VMF and the 4 VMSB squadrons? Thanks in advance Max |
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2005
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| mmm... I've found anything more Max |
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