Air Transport Squadron 8
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History |
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| Ocrober 1943 | VR-8 established at NAS Patuxent River MD |
| June 1946 | VR-8 disestablished at NAS |
| Planes: |
PBM-3R
| VR-8 Deployments | ||||
| - none - | - | - | - | - |
| VR-8 Commanding Officers | ||
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History |
| Naval Air Transport Squadron Eight (VR-8) was originally established at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland in October 1943. In November 1944 it began cargo and mail service to San Juan PR and Bermuda WI. It maintained a daily schedule with the Martin PBM Mariner aircraft. Few records exist for this time period and the squadron was disestablished in June 1946. |
