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Eyes of the Fleet: The U.S. Navy's Seaplane Tenders and Patrol Aircraft in World War II - David Bruhn. Cloaked by jungle foliage, the unheralded seaplane tenders operated ahead of the Fleet, like the Navy’s famed PT boats. As Halsey’s South Pacific, MacArthur’s Southwest Pacific, and Spruance’s Central Pacific forces advanced toward Japan, these ships served as afloat-bases for patrol planes referred to as the “eyes of the fleet.” The large fabric-clad PBY “Catalinas” and later PBM “Mariners” combed the seaways for Japanese forces and carried out bombing, depth charge, and torpedo attacks on enemy ships and submarines. Nighttime anti-shipping operations—“Black Cat” or “Nightmare” missions—were dangerous and daytime combat operations even more so, when encounters with more maneuverable and heavily-armed fighters necessitated hiding in clouds to survive. The Japanese were keen to destroy the scouts and their floating bases, and seaplane tenders often lived a furtive existence, particularly early in the war. Pilots, plane crews and shipboard personnel received scores of awards for valor, including the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Silver and Bronze Star Medals. 2016, 6x9, paper, index, 546 pp. 101-B5707 ISBN: 0788457071 The book can be Previewed and purchased on the Internet from Heritage Books Inc. | |
| AVP-1 Lapwing ex AM-1 |
| AVP-2 Heron ex AM-10 |
| AVP-3 Thrush ex AM-18 |
| AVP-4 Avocet ex AM-19 |
| AVP-5 Teal ex AM-23 |
| AVP-6 Pelican ex AM-27 |
| AVP-7 Swan ex AM-34 |
| AVP-8 Gannet ex AM-41 |
| AVP-9 Sandpiper ex AM-51 |
| AVP-10 Barnegat |
| AVP-11 Biscayne Reclassified AGC-18 |
| AVP-12 Casco |
| AVP-13 Mackinac |
| AVP-14 Childs ex DD-241, Reclassified AVD-1 |
| AVP-15 Williamson ex DD-244, Reclassified AVD-2 |
| AVP-16 George E Badger ex DD-196, Reclassified AVD-3 / APD-33 |
| AVP-17 Clemson ex DD-186, Reclassified AVD-4 / APD-31 |
| AVP-18 Goldsborough ex DD-188, Reclassified AVD-5 / APD-32 |
| AVP-19 Hulbert ex DD-342, ex AVD-6 |
| AVP-20 William B Preston ex DD-344, Reclassified AVD-7 |
| AVP-21 Humboldt Reclassified AG-121, Reverted back to AVP-21 |
| AVP-22 Matagorda Reclassified AG-122, Reverted back to AVP-22 |
| AVP-23 Absecon |
| AVP-24 Chincoteague |
| AVP-25 Coos Bay |
| AVP-26 Half Moon |
| AVP-27 Mobjack Reclassified AGP-7 |
| AVP-28 Oyster Bay Reclassified AGP-6, Reverted back to AVP-28 |
| AVP-29 Rockaway Reclassified AG-123, Reverted back to AVP-29 |
| AVP-30 San Pablo Reclassified AGS-30 |
| AVP-31 Unimak |
| AVP-32 Yakutat |
| AVP-33 Barataria |
| AVP-34 Bering Strait |
| AVP-35 Castle Rock |
| AVP-36 Cook Inlet |
| AVP-37 Corson |
| AVP-38 Duxbury Bay |
| AVP-39 Gardiners Bay |
| AVP-40 Floyds Bay |
| AVP-41 Greenwich Bay |
| AVP-42 Hatteras Canceled 22 April 1943 |
| AVP-43 Hempstead Canceled 22 April 1943 |
| AVP-44 Kamishak Canceled 22 April 1943 |
| AVP-45 Magothy Canceled 22 April 1943 |
| AVP-46 Martanzas Canceled 29 April 1943 |
| AVP-47 Metomkin Canceled 29 April 1943 |
| AVP-48 Onslow |
| AVP-49 Orca |
| AVP-50 Rehoboth Reclassified AGS-50 |
| AVP-51 San Carlos Reclassified/Renamed Josiah Willard Gibbs (T-AGOR-1) |
| AVP-52 Shelikof |
| AVP-53 Suisun |
| AVP-54 Timbalier |
| AVP-55 Valcour Reclassified AGF-1 |
| AVP-56 Wachapreague Reclassified AGP-8 |
| AVP-57 Willoughby Reclassified AGP-9 |
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