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Bookmark or Share- Lockheed Ventura - WikipediaDesignated PV-1 by the United States Navy (US Navy), it entered combat in 1943 in the Pacific. The bomber was also used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), which designated it the Lockheed B-34 (Lexington) and B-37 as a trainer.
- Lockheed PV-1 (Ventura) - HistoryOfWar.orgThe Lockheed PV-1 was the designation given to the Ventura bomber in service with the US Navy. In the spring of 1942 the USAAF agreed to transfer responsibility for all anti-submarine warfare off the American coast to the US Navy, after years of fighting to keep that role.
- PV-1 Ventura | Patrol Bomber | World War IiThe Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, a patrol bomber used by the United States Navy and other Allied forces during World War II, served in various roles, including anti-submarine warfare, reconnaissance, and bombing missions.
- Lockheed PV Ventura / Harpoon by Jack McKillop - MicroWorksAt 0430 hours local on 13 November 1943, the squadron scored its first victory when a the crew of PV-1 number 54 shot down a Mitsubishi G4M, Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber (Allied Code Name Betty) about 50 miles (80.5 km) southwest of Torokina Point on Bougainville Island.
- Lockheed PV-1 Ventura - Plane DaveIn October of 1939 it was the first RAF aircraft flying from England to down a German aircraft, that also made it the first American-built type to score a kill. It later became the first aircraft to capture a warship on the high seas when a No 269 Squadron Hudson flying from Iceland damaged the U-570 so that it couldn’t submerge.
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