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PBMs were responsible, wholly or in part, for sinking a total of ten U-boats during World War II. [7] PBMs were also heavily used in the Pacific War, operating from bases at Saipan, Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and the South West Pacific. [8] The United States Coast Guard acquired 27 Martin PBM-3 aircraft during the first half of 1943. In late 1944, the ...
Vultee XA-41 - Prototype ground attack aircraft; Culver PQ-8/A-8 - Radio-controlled target aircraft; Culver PQ-14 Cadet - Radio-controlled target aircraft; Curtiss A-12 Shrike - Attack bomber; Curtiss XA-14/Curtiss A-18 Shrike - Attack bomber; Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep - Advanced twin-engine pilot trainer; Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando - Transport
The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries which were at war during World War II from the period between when the country joined the war and the time the country withdrew from it, or when the war ended.
The PBY was the most numerous aircraft of its kind, with around 3,300 aircraft built. During World War II, PBYs were used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escort, search and rescue missions (especially air-sea rescue), and cargo transport. The type operated in nearly all operational theatres of World War II.
Several months later, VR-8 was established, and took over VR-1s transport seaplane operations. That September, VR-11 formed at Naval Air Station Oakland . VR-11 provided R5D service throughout the South Pacific and was eventually to become the largest VR squadron with over 700 pilots.
World War II: Aircraft flown; Patrol: PBM-3D/5 Mariner: VPB-20 was a patrol bombing squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol ...
After World War II, naval aviation saw great reductions in numbers, while new technologies fostered new types of aircraft squadrons leading to new designations for roles such as nuclear attack, airborne early warning, and "all-weather" (radar-equipped) squadrons. Others were developed specifically for roles necessitated by the Vietnam War.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 November 2024. WW2-era American maritime reconnaissance aircraft P4M Mercator United States Navy P4M-1 General information Type Patrol bomber National origin United States Manufacturer Martin Status Retired Primary user United States Navy Number built 21 History Introduction date 1950 First flight 20 ...