THE SUBMARINE KILLER: the PB4Y Privateer's Deadly Secrets� WATCH AND LEARN MORE AVIATION HISTORY AT: �https://www.youtube.com/@Dronescapes This is restored and colorized footage of the PB4Y Privateer. It tells the history of the Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, the U.S. Navy's premier long-range patrol bomber of World War II. We explore the evolution of this B-24 Liberator derivative, its crucial role in the Pacific War, its anti-submarine warfare missions, and its post-war service.�#PB4YPrivateer

5.6K views · 653 reactions | On this day in #NavalHistory the #USNavy tests radio-proximity fuzes, submarine warfare activity, and the first test of the Automatic Carrier Landing System. https://youtu.be/BAOXfouwTM4 | Naval History & Heritage Command | Facebook

#OTD in 1957, the syndicated TV series "The Silent Service" premiered. Hosted by decorated submariner RADM Thomas Dykers and largely shot aboard USS Sawfish (SS-276), the show presented reenactments of notable WWII sub missions. It ran for 78 episodes with casts that featured many familiar faces including Leonard Nimoy, Chuck Connors, Jack Lord and DeForest Kelley | U.S. Naval Institute