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Type	Carrier Bomber
Commissioned	01/05/1943
Formed at	Alameda
Decommissioned	25/10/1945

Squadron history	VB-5 and VB-8 are commissioned at Alameda, and assigned to Air Group 1 on 01/05/1943 VB-5 and VB-8 are merged and re-designated VB-1 on 15/07/1943

Airbases and Ships

Base	From	To	Notes
Yorktown (CV-10)
Alameda	01/05/1943
Alameda	01/10/1944	07/11/1944
Fallon	07/11/1944	17/01/1945
Alameda	17/01/1945	02/03/1945
Kahului	05/03/1945	17/05/1945
Agana	30/05/1945	12/06/1945
Bennington (CV-20)	10/07/1945	24/09/1945