Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A lokacin yakin, an yi amfani da jiragen sama na jiragen ruwa a cikin ayyukan jiragen ruwa a teku (Midway, ), hare-haren da aka yi wa sojojin ruwa a tashar jiragen ruwa (Taranto
, Pearl Harbor), goyon bayan sojojin ƙasa (Okinawa, mamayewar Allied na Italiya) da yaƙin anti-submarine (Yakin Atlantic). Jirgin saman da ke dauke da jiragen sama sun kasance na musamman a matsayin masu jefa bama-bamai, masu jefa bama-bamai, da kuma mayakan. Jirgin sama na ƙasa kamar PBY Catalina ya taimaka wajen gano jiragen ruwa da jiragen ruwa.