Bombing Squadron 8
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History 
2. September 1941 VB-8 Established at NAS
26. October 1942 VB-8 Disestablished at NAS
1. June 1943 VB-8 Reestablished at NAS Norfolk VA.
23. November 1945 VB-8 Disestablished at NAS
Planes:
 

 

 

 1941 - 1942
SBC-4		  
 

 

 

 1942 - 1944
SBD-3		    
 

 

 

 1944
SB2C-1C
 

 

 

 1944 - 1945
SB2C-		 Curtiss VB-08 02.png (93406 Byte)  
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VB-8 Deployments 
1941 - 1941 CV-8 USS Hornet Hornet Air Group SBC-4 8-B-0
December 1941 - 1941 CV-8 USS Hornet Hornet Air Group SBC-4 8-B-0
4. March 1942 - 20. March 1942 CV-8 USS Hornet Hornet Air Group SBD-3 8-B-0
2. April 1942 - 25 April 1942 CV-8 USS Hornet Hornet Air Group SBD-3 8-B-0
30. April 1942 - 26. May 1942 CV-8 USS Hornet Hornet Air Group SBD-3 8-B-0
28. May 1942 - 13. June 1942 CV-8 USS Hornet Hornet Air Group SBD-3 8-B-0
17. August 1942 - 26. October 1942 CV-8 USS Hornet Hornet Air Group SBD-3 8-B-0
30. March 1944 - June 1944 CV-17 USS Bunker Hill CVG-8 SB2C- -
July 1944 - 4. November 1944 CV-17 USS Bunker Hill CVG-8 SB2C- -
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VB-8 Commanding Officers 
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History 

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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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