Crew chief Earl Taebert and LT Howard Baker beam at U-boat silhouette on their Catalina

Flight crew gets last minute brief before mission

CDR Robert A. Barton gets a last minute update from LT Sam R. Parker before takeoff

Squadron Mascots

LT Howard Baker looks at his mascot

VPB-63 maintenance shack

VPB-63 operations in North Africa

PBY-5A of VPB-63