Friday, May 13, 2011

Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 243

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2nd Lt. William G. Albert, VMSB-243, Emirau Island, September 1944

Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 243 (VMSB-243) was a dive bomber squadron in the United States Marine Corps. The squadron, also known as the “Flying Goldbricks”, fought in World War II during the Battle of Bougainville and later in the Philippines campaign (1944–45). They were deactivated shortly after the end of the war on September 25, 1945.


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