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	Patrol bomber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A patrol bomber, or patrol aircraft, is a plane designed to operate for long times over water in an anti-shipping or anti-submarine role.
		Many of the original patrol aircraft were converted from long-range bombers, with notable conversions being the widespread use of B-24 Liberator's during World War II to patrol the areas between Iceland and Greenland and attack German submarines.
		After the war the patrol role was generally taken over by conversions of civilian airliners, who's range and performance was now better than most WWII bombers, while the latest jet-powered bombers did not have the endurance needed for long over-water cruising.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/p/pa/patrol_bomber.html (177 words)

	B-24 Liberator - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Designed as a heavy bomber, it served with distinction not only in that role, but also as a maritime patrol bomber (known as the PB4Y in U.S. Navy service) and as a heavy transport (where it was designated C-87 or C-109).
		It was the first American bomber to use tricycle landing gear instead of a tailwheel, and it featured very long, thin wings.
		Nothing was done to improve or replace the patrol aircraft until quite late in the war when the U-boat threat was waning.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/B-24 (2751 words)

	Patrol bomber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A patrol bomber, or patrol aircraft, is an fixed-wing aircraft designed to operate for long times over water in an anti-shipping or anti-submarine role.
		The first aircraft that would now be identified as patrol bombers were flown by the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I, primarily on anti-submarine patrols.
		Many of the World War II patrol aircraft were converted from long-range bombers or airliners, with notable conversions being Germany's Focke-Wulf Condor and the widespread use of B-24 Liberators during World War II to patrol the areas between Iceland and Greenland and attack German submarines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patrol_bomber (401 words)

	USS BATFISH (SS 310) WAR PATROL #4
		Just prior to entering the patrol area the torpedoes in the racks were exchanged with those in the tubes to minimize the possibility of unnecessarily dewatering the cells while on patrol.
		However, the QB gear which was damaged on the last run, became a victim of misalignment troubles early in the patrol and had to be kept secured because of excessive vibration and high noise level in train.
		The absence of patrols and fighter opposition to the Liberator strikes seemed significant in itself and the half hearted attempt to re-enforce the, shall I say, beleaguered garrison, was nipped in the bud by the timely attack by the HARDHEAD on the early morning of August 18.
	www.ussbatfish.com /patrol-4.html (6064 words)

	Safety Patrol -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Patrol chess is a chess variant in which captures can be made and checks given only if the capturing or checking piece is guarded (or ''patrolled'') by a friendly unit.
		A patrol bomber, or patrol aircraft, is an airplane designed to operate for long times over water in an anti-shipping or anti-submarine role.
		Many of the original patrol aircraft were converted from long-range bombers or airliners, with notable conversions being Germany's Focke-Wulf Condor and the widespread use of B-24 Liberators during World War II to patrol the areas between Iceland and Greenland and attack German submarines.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/128/safety-patrol.html (1442 words)

	VI BOMBER COMMAND IN DEFENSE OF THE
		The job of the VI Bomber Command bombardment aircraft in these exercises was to intercept the vessel as it passed through the Pacific patrol screen and to send a striking force against it.
		Bomber Command's strength as of December 7 was negligible, and its B-18's were useless for the type of over-water patrols required for protection of the Canal.
		This freed the Bomber Command from the necessity of supervising operations in the Antilles, and enabled it to devote all of its energies to the Pacific patrols.
	home.satx.rr.com /bombardment/htmdocs/vibchistorytem.htm (7162 words)

	History of PB4Y Operations
		In the summer of 1942, the Navy needed long-range aircraft to patrol the vast reaches of the Pacific.
		Other Navy patrol aircraft, such as the PBY-5 Catalina, PBM, and the PB2Y were too slow and lightly armed; a distinct disadvantage if they were to patrol close to enemy-held islands.
		However, since approximately 50 percent of the bombers internal components were changed and the belly turret deleted, it was essentially a new model and was finally called the Privateer.
	alanc.carey.freeservers.com /about.html (699 words)

	Patrol squadrons in the Korean War Naval Aviation News - Find Articles
		For Navy patrol squadrons (VP), the war was fought primarily on the peripheries of the main front, mostly in sea-control and sea-denial missions, and other roles such as mine hunting.
		The fleet was able to maintain routine surveillance of the Formosa Strait with patrol aircraft, which made it impossible for the Communist Chinese to launch a surprise invasion of the island.
		FAW-6 was established at Atsugi, Japan, to coordinate patrols in the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IAX/is_5_84/ai_90332255 (906 words)

	VPNAVY - CPW-5 History Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron
		Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE was established in 1937 as Patrol Wing FIVE.
		In June 1942, the Patrol Wing moved ashore to Naval Air Station (NAS) Norfolk, and the area from Norfolk to Bermuda and south was designated as its primary patrol area of responsibility.
		In June 1942 the Patrol Wing moved ashore to NAS Norfolk, Virginia and the area from Norfolk to Bermuda and south was designated as its primary patrol responsibility.
	www.vpnavy.com /cpw5_1937.html (3055 words)

	Martin PBM-5A
		he PBM (Patrol Bomber, Martin) Mariner is one of the least known patrol aircraft of World War Two, yet it was also one of the most successful.
		While the Consolidated PBY Catalina (see NASM collection) proved to be one of the most versatile maritime patrol aircraft of the conflict, by the end of the war, the larger, faster, and more capable PBM supplanted it in many of its roles.
		In the meantime, Martin's management realized that four-engined patrol bombers were not likely to be cost-effective in the Navy's eyes and revised the Model 160 into the two-engined Model 162.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/martin_pbm5a.htm (1424 words)

	Army Times - Damn the Torpedoes!: Privateer introduced homing missile to war (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The PB4Y-2 Privateer was a high-wing, four-engine bomber that dispensed with the twin tail of the Liberator and boasted instead a single fin that gave the plane a height of just over 29 feet.
		The PB4Y-2 began its wartime duty in January 1945 with Patrol Bomber Squadron 118 in the Mariana Islands.
		On April 8, 1950, a PB4Y-2 of Patrol Squadron 26 piloted by Lt. Jack Fette was shot down by Soviet fighters near Liepaja, Latvia, with the loss of all 10 men aboard.
	www.armytimes.com /story.php?f=1-292308-1683578.php (552 words)

	Avro Shackleton - The Black Vault Encyclopedia Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Shackleton was a Royal Air Force long-range patrol bomber developed from the Avro Lincoln bomber with a new fuselage.
		It was originally used primarily in the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) roles, and was later adapted for airborne early warning (AEW), search and rescue (SAR) and other roles from 1951 until 1990.
		It was clearly based on the successful wartime Avro Lancaster bomber, one of Chadwick's designs and the Lancaster derivative the Avro Lincoln, which was the then current ASW aircraft.
	www.blackvault.com /wiki/index.php/Avro_Shackleton (739 words)

	uboat.net - Fighting the U-boats - Aircraft - Lockheed Hudson Patrol Bomber
		It was a Model 14 that flew Neville Chamberlain to Munich to meet with Adolf Hitler in September, 1938.
		This performance was comparable with that of the contemporary Heinkel 111H-2 bomber.
		The Hudson was also used by the RAF as a bomber, some 35 taking part in the RAF's second "thousand bomber" raid.
	uboat.net /allies/aircraft/hudson.htm (1541 words)

	Aircraft by Nation - US Navy 1923 - 1962
		Basic Classification: In 1923, the U.S. Navy (and by extension the U.S. Marine Corps) introduced a classification system in which the aircraft class (mission) was denoted by the first letter of the designation and the manufacturer denoted by the second letter.
		For example, the first Patrol aircraft purchased from Martin was designated the PM-1 (Patrol Martin, sub-type one).
		The second Patrol type purchased from Martin was the P2M-1.
	www.shanaberger.com /by_nation_usn5.htm (229 words)

	Martin 162A
		This novel aircraft served as the basis for what would become the one of the outstanding maritime patrol aircraft of World War Two, the PBM (Patrol Bomber, Martin).
		In the meantime, Martin's management realized that four-engined patrol bombers were not likely to be cost-effective in the Navy's eyes and revised the Model 160 proposal into the two-engined Model 162.
		However, the rising tensions in Europe increased the need for maritime patrol aircraft, and the Navy decided to fund the development of the PBM without a full-scale prototype.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/martin_162.htm (1059 words)

	Naval Asw Series
		The development of specialized aircraft to counter the U-boat threat began during World War II with Lockheed’s PV-1 Ventura proving to be fairly successful at the task of a shore-based patrol bomber.
		The Ventura was based on the Lockheed Hudson bomber (already used extensively for anti-submarine duty by U.S. and British forces), which was derived from a pre-war civilian transport called the Lockheed 14.
		While land-based aircraft could provide cover for the convoys near land and a certain distance out to sea, a gap remained in the mid Atlantic where coverage was not possible due to their limited range.
	www.feightstudios.com /navalasw.htm (1026 words)

	AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING SQUADRON FOUR
		Patrol bomber aircraft, seaplanes, anti-submarine aircraft, radar reconnaissance aircraft, and even jet and propeller fighter planes have flown into hurricanes to collect weather information.
		In 1945, Navy Patrol Bomber Squadron 114 (VPB-114), stationed at Masters Field, Miami, was assigned the task of making the reconnaissance flights, using the famous World War II patrol bomber, the PB4Y Privateer.
		In 1949 Patrol Squadron TWENTY-THREE (VP-23) was commissioned at the Naval Air Station, Miami, for the job.
	www.lava.net /~spearman/vw4.htm (1336 words)

	U.S. Military Aircraft Designations 1911-2004
		PB Boeing 1925 patrol flying boat PB (B-17) Flying Fortress Boeing 1945 USN AEW B-17F/G (-1W); USCG rescue B-17H (-1G) P2B (B-29) Superfortress Boeing 1947 USN B-29 anti-submarine testbed, launched D-558-II high-speed research aircraft PD Douglas 1929 Douglas-built reengined PN P2D Douglas 1930 USN biplane torpedo bomber, attack flying boat- redes.
		T2D P3D (B-11) Douglas 1935 USN patrol bomber flying boat PF Albatross Grumman 1948 temporary redesignation JR2F patrol amphibian- redes.
		P-1 P-5 (P5M) Marlin Martin 1962 USN maritime patrol - redes.
	www.driko.org /usdes_p.html (1177 words)

	Boeing: History -- Products - Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger Patrol Bomber
		The Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger, or the Model 344, built for the U.S. Navy, was an extremely long-range flying boat patrol bomber.
		It used a wing very similar to the four-engine B-29 bomber and incorporated aerodynamic features of the Boeing Model 314 Clipper.
		However, even before the first Sea Ranger was finished, it was surrounded by rows of B-29 bombers because the U.S. military changed its strategy in favor of land-based bombers after the Battle of Midway, June 4, 1942, when American bombers destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers.
	www.boeing.com /history/boeing/xpbb1.html (294 words)

	Soaring Fin -- PB4Y-2 Number 59388
		After the capture of Iwo Jima, patrols were extended out to reach the coastal waters of Japan and Okinawa.
		At the end of this same patrol, a 1000-ton freighter with an active 3-inch gun was encountered, but one dud and one hung-up bomb spared it.
		The patrol dumped their bombs and sped to 200 knots.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/rrpeterson/vpb-118/Finley.htm (861 words)

	Aircraft at Pearl Harbor
		This was the standard Air Corp bomber; 33 were with the 7th AF were at Pearl Harbor.
		It was soon discovered that horizontal bombers could seldom hit a moving warship, but provided a long range reconnaissance and attack role through the Pacific War.
		This twin engine light bomber was originally designed in 1936 and an upgraded version flew Aug 1939 with 100 ordered by the French for delivery by year-end with 12 attacking German columns when the war began in Europe.
	www.ww2pacific.com /aaf41.html (1051 words)

	Aircraft: Lockheed PBO-1 Hudson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		These A/C were sent to NAS Norfolk to form Patrol Sqdn 82 (VP-82).
		Due to the urgent need for a modern patrol bomber the time was not taken to repaint with std USN finish but retained the RAF 'sand and spinich' camoflauge scheme.
		As more modern patrol A/C became available remaining PBO's (12 A/C) were sent to NAS Jacksonville for training roles.
	aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/lockheed/pbo-1.htm (141 words)

	History for 222nd Aviation Regiment
		A sequence number, indicating that the aircraft was the nth one with this function built by the manufacturer.
		Function letters and combinations were subject to changes, to simplify the system, make room for new categories, or adapt the system to changed practice.
		TS Torpedo bomber / Scout U Utility W AEW The X was a prefix applied to prototypes.
	military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,105082\|705053,00.html (1050 words)

	Vindication for the P-6M SeaMaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In other words, the patrol navy was told to shut up and be second class citizens as the other ego clubs absorbed the taxpayer's money to perpetuate their club activities regardless of what was best for the common defense of the American people.
		If the land-based patrol plane is damaged after a mid-air collision our cowardly age when given the choice of parachute bail-out over the water or ditching a plane that cannot float into the water chooses to land at the enemy airstrip where vital U.S. intelligence equipment secrets are then captured by the enemy.
		Bomber crews would rotate on alert status for a week at a time, confined to Spartan barracks known as "mole holes" from which they would race to their aircraft to get airborne before incoming Soviet missiles struck.
	www.combatreform.com /p6mseamaster.htm (18236 words)

	Cape Times: 13 Iraqi commandos die as bomber targets patrol
		Baghdad: A suicide car bomber targeted an elite Iraqi police unit here, killing 13 commandos in the bloodiest of several attacks carried out in the country yesterday.
		Iraqi police said the car bomber targeted a patrol of police commandos travelling on a highway in the east of the capital.
		In Hilla, south of the capital, a bomber on a bicycle blew himself up in a crowded vegetable market, killing four people, including a woman and child, and wounding 48 others.
	www.capetimes.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=272&fArticleId=2890854 (325 words)

	Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Canso A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In Nfdld, where similar weather hazards existed, it was my privilege to fly as Patrol Plane Commander the first mail pickup at the CG long range navigation (Loran) station at Battle Harbour, Labrador.
		The procedure was to fly the plane close to the ground to enable the plane's sky hook to catch the line hauling the mail through the open rear hatch of the aircraft.
		The Coast Guard initiated the the patrol by CG Cutters after the sinking of the Titanic.
	aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/consolid/cpby-5a.htm (880 words)

	Northrop N-3PB torpedo bomber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was originally designed in 1939 to meet a specification for a seaplane patrol bomber to be used by Norway.
		The three-place, single-engine, cantilevered low-wing monoplane patrol bomber had two floats attached by full cantilever pedestals to the left and right wings.
		Type: patrol bomber/torpedo bomber floatplane Crew: 3 Armament: (4) 50-cal guns (2) 30-cal guns (1) 2,000 torpedo, or equivalent bombload Specifications: Length: 38' (10.97 m) Height: 12' (3.66 m) Wingspan: 48' 11" (14.91 m) Wing area: 376.8 sq.
	www.daveswarbirds.com /usplanes/aircraft/n-3pb.htm (368 words)

	Boeing Converts 737 Into Bomber
		Boeing is gearing up to modify its ubiquitous twin-jet, single-aisle airliner into a Navy patrol bomber called the Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft, or MMA.
		What's more, the plane could launch Harpoon missiles from two racks under each wing, or from a weapons bay aft of the wing, which could also carry torpedoes, mines or nuclear or conventional depth bombs.
		The planes would replace the Navy's fleet of 223 Lockheed P-3 Orion undersea warfare and reconnaissance planes and EP-3E electronic intelligence planes, like the one forced to land on the Chinese island of Hainan on April 1, 2001, after it collided with a Chinese interceptor.
	www.rense.com /general60/coverts.htm (569 words)

	File Library - last
		This PBO-1 model is the fifth of five Lockheed Model 14 aircraft to be released for FS2000/FS2002.
		The PBO-1 (Lockheed Model B14L Hudson) was a direct conversion of the Model 14-WF62 to a patrol bomber in response to England's pressing need for aircraft just prior to World War II.
		Twenty Mk IIIAs were produced and designated PBO-1s, marking the beginning of over 60 years of Lockheed patrol bomber production for the US Navy.
	www.fs2000.org /last/news.asp?id=3041 (94 words)

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