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Patch - US Dive Bomber - 1970's Reproduction

WWII, World War II design - 1970's Reproduction.

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BOMBING BANSHEES

Measures - 3.2 inches in diameter (8 class="MsoNormal">Bombing Banshees – VMSB-242 –Dive Bombers

Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 244 (VMSB-244)was a dive bomber squadron in the United States Marine Corps. The squadron,also known as the “Bombing Banshees”, fought in World War II in the PacificTheater as part of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. They were deactivated shortlyafter the end of the war.

Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 244 was organizedand commissioned as VMSB-242 at Midway Atoll on March 1, 1942.

While at Midway they were responsible fordefensive patrolling, escort missions, and tactical flight training.

They remained on Midway until 11 April 1942when they sailed aboard the USS William Ward Burrows (AP-6) headed for Hawaii.

They remained at Naval Air Station BarbersPoint, Oahu until 20 April when the entire squadron again set sail this timefor the west coast of the United States.

The squadron arrived at Marine Corps AirStation Santa Barbara, California on June 14, 1942 and became part of MarineAircraft Group 24.

On 14 September 1942 the squadron wasredesignated as VMSB-244. In October of that year, they changed out theirDouglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers for the new Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver.

During the early part of January 1943, thesquadron was assigned to overseas duty and left San Diego on 7 January 1943 forMidway Atoll.

After staging through Marine Corps Air StationEwa, Hawaii for a little more than a month VMSB-244 disembarked at Midway on 20March 1943 where they maintained the same duties as a year earlier.

On 18 August 1943 the squadron departed Midwayfor the Hawaiian Islands where it was then split; both echelons arrived in EspirituSanto in October where a brief training program and simulated attacks againstshipping and airfields soon make them ready for combat.

During this training period the squadroninsignia and appropriate nickname, the "Bombing Banshees" wasoriginated. Banshee was the USAAF's name for the SBD Dauntless and the title ofan ancient Scottish and Irish spirit whose wailing foretold the coming ofterror, death and destruction.

In May 1945, as the campaign on Mindanao wounddown, the squadron replaced its Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft with the CurtissSB2C Helldiver and shortly thereafter VMSB-244 became the only squadron ofMAG-24 to remain active.

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