U.S. Navy officers review a line of Brazilian PBY-5A amphibians with Brazilian naval aviators at Galeão International, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 1944. In the background is PBY-5A "Bettye Jayne". The PBY-5A was handed over by VP-94. A second batch of PBY-5As was delivered to Brazil in late 1944. One of the earlier batch, FAB 02, sank a German U-boat on 31 July 1943. Ex BuNo 46524, FAB 14 shows a painted-out US roundel underwing. Later FAB 6513. Redesignated as a PA-10 in 1945. Converted to CA-10A transport aircraft in 1958, but retired in 1959. Brazil, as the United States’ principal South American ally during World War II, engaged in active combat operations against Germany, including deploying forces to the Italian campaign. During the Battle of the Atlantic, Brazilian Consolidated PBYs, like these, participated in anti-submarine operations, and in the case of U-199, one successfully sunk the U-boat off the coast of Rio de Janeiro on July 31, 1943. Here, U.S. Navy officers review a line of Brazilian PBY-5A amphibians with senior Brazilian naval aviators.
Source :
National Archives and Records Administration, 80-G-K-5258
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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