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VS-3, VB-5

Type	Carrier Bomber
Commissioned	01/07/1937
Formed at
Decommissioned	15/11/1946

Squadron history	Commissioned as VS-3 on 01/07/1937 Redesignated VB-4 on 01/03/1943 Redesignated VB-5 on 15/07/1943

Airbases and Ships

Base	From	To	Notes
Saratoga (CV-3)	07/12/1941	29/01/1941
Henderson Field	06/09/1942	17/10/1942
El Centro	01/01/1943	01/05/1943
Norfolk	01/05/1943	18/05/1943
Yorktown (CV-10)	18/05/1943	16/06/1943	Shakedown cruise
Norfolk	16/06/1943	06/07/1943
Yorktown (CV-10)	06/07/1943	23/07/1943
Ford Island	23/07/1943
Alameda	25/06/1944