B-24 Gun Upgrades to Attack Submarines
In Spring of 1943, German U-boats were engaging Patrolling Aircraft rather than diving. US Anti-Submarine command upgraded the B-24 maritime patrol Aircraft’s forward facing guns to effectively engage the submarines deck crews. The aircraft gunners would shoot at the Submarines deck crews trying to suppress their return fire. The WWII modified aircraft were designated as the PB4Y-1 and later PB4Y-2s.
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