The Snapshots in Time Collection
USNTS Aircraft Recognition Training Card: PBM Mariner, U.S. Navy Patrol Bomber (Form 2, 12-8-42)
This 1942 U.S. Navy Training School recognition card taught trainees to identify the PBM Mariner, a U.S. Navy twin-engine flying boat used for long-range maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare, and rescue missions. Its distinctive gull wing and twin tail fins made it a recognizable friendly aircraft throughout the Pacific Theater during World War II. Project: 218069