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Pandan Dezyèm Gè Mondyal la, PBYs yo te itilize nan lagè anti-soumaren, bonbadman patwouy, eskòt konvwa, rechèch ak sekou misyon (sitou lè-lanmè sekou), ak kago transpò. PBY a te avyon an pi anpil nan kalite li yo ak dènye aktif PBYs militè yo ki te pa te pran retrèt nan sèvis jouk 1980s yo. Menm jodi a, sou 70 ane apre premye vòl li yo, avyon an ap kontinye vole kòm yon waterbomber (oswa airtanker) nan operasyon ponpye ayeryen nan tout mond lan.
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During World War II, PBYs were used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escorts, search and rescue missions (especially air-sea rescue), and cargo transport. The PBY was the most numerous aircraft of its kind and the last active military PBYs were not retired from service until the 1980s. Even today, over 70 years after its first flight, the aircraft continues to fly as a waterbomber (or airtanker) in aerial firefighting operations all over the world.