PBMs would fly hundreds of miles to stage on standby station in readiness for planned air raids on the Japanese home islands, thus allowing them to more quickly pick up survivors and hopefully enjoy the protection of the fighter planes escorting the attack aircraft.
PBMs would fly hundreds of miles, thus allowing them to more quickly pick up survivors and hopefully enjoy the protection of the fighter planes. This was to stage on standby station in readiness for planned air raids on the Japanese home islands. These fighter planes are escorting the attack aircraft.