The Snapshots in Time Collection
Typed Page 1, Appendix (A) 'AIR DEPARTMENT' - USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) Precommissioning and Early 1944 Operational History
The opening page of USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80)'s Air Department history describes the escort carrier's precommissioning training, the loading of Marine squadron VMTB-131 with TBF-1C Avengers and SB2C-1C Helldivers, and the department's first operational experience at Espiritu Santo and Manus before joining Task Force 58 in April 1944. Project: 218461