Records of the Office of Inter-American Affairs. 1918 - 1951. Motion Picture Films. 1940 - 1945. PATROL BOMBER

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Records of the Office of Inter-American Affairs. 1918 - 1951. Motion Picture Films. 1940 - 1945. PATROL BOMBER

1943

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Shows the war uses of the PBY Catalina flying boat. Reel 1, a PBY locates the German battleship Bismarck, and she is sunk by British ships and planes. Flashbacks show the English cruiser Hood, sunk by the Bismarck, and the launching of the Bismarck. Personages: Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler. Shows the training of Naval Air Cadets. Reel 2, PBY's protect a convoy and fight in the Pacific. Shows other models of PBY's and their manufacture. Personage: Adm. William Halsey.

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