VPB-24 was first established as Patrol Squadron 9S in Virginia as part of a Scouting Fleet. During the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the squadron’s six aircraft were among the only spared, as the group was off the coast of Hawaii performing submarine exercises. Soon after the United States declared war, the Black Cat Air Squadron was sent to Midway Island, where they saw combat in the Battle of Midway. In 1944 all the squadron’s PBY 5A aircraft were given coats of flat black paint, bombing capabilities and radar improvements to conducted “Black Cat” night missions while based at Majuro Field.
• 100% cotton
• Classic crew neck
• Machine washable
• This is a regular fit tee
• Available in military green
• Proudly printed in the USA.
