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Early in World War II, PBY Catalinas and PBM Mariners the PBM being a newer flying boat built to complement the PBY were sent to Iceland, Newfoundland, Bermuda, and other bases as part of the Neutrality Patrol searching for German U-Boats. In May 1941, Lieutenant Leonard Smith was helping train Royal Air Force pilots in PBY operations, when he took part in a mission that led to the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. The seaplanes escorted the Marine contingent to Iceland in July of the same year. 1 Seaplanes were also in the Pacific when hostilities commenced. Part of the reason for the Japanese fleet’s northern approach to Pearl Harbor was the threat of being spotted by PBYs out of Midway and Hawaii.

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