▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁red es ign ated ▁Pat rol ▁Bomb ing ▁Squadron ▁ 1 9 8 ▁( VP B - 1 9 8 ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁dis est ab lished ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 : ▁VB - 1 9 8 ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁NAS ▁M off ett ▁Field , ▁California , ▁under ▁the ▁oper ational ▁control ▁of ▁FA W - 8 , ▁as ▁an ▁Oper ational ▁Training ▁Unit ▁flying ▁the ▁P V - 1 ▁Vent ura . ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁to ▁train ▁and ▁supply ▁pil ots ▁and ▁cre ws ▁for ▁all ▁oper ational ▁squad rons ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁Form er ly , ▁entire ▁squad rons ▁had ▁been ▁rot ated ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁upon ▁relief , ▁but ▁the ▁new ▁Integr ated ▁Aer onaut ics ▁Program ▁called ▁for ▁rotation ▁of ▁personnel ▁and ▁aircraft ▁only . ▁The ▁first ▁four ▁cre ws ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁training ▁program ▁depart ed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁combat ▁zone ▁personnel ▁who ▁had ▁completed ▁their ▁t ours . ▁On ▁the ▁average , ▁ 2 6 ▁flight ▁cre ws ▁were ▁under going ▁training ▁in ▁different ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁sy ll ab us . ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁The ▁original ▁ 2 0 ▁war - we ary ▁P V - 1 ▁Vent uras ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁squad