The Debrief - WWII’s Forgotten Gigantic Amphibious Bomber

Nervously, Herbert “Johnny” Johnson scanned the night sky from a cramped position in his Martin PBM Mariner. The flight over the Sea of Japan was relatively short, but they were flying alone through a war zone, and the enemy had proven to be tougher and better equipped than many of them anticipated. 113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQ83qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3nzW83sPj02ZS-6MN7Xs84VdmPnYW2NdDh19g0fs6W2nrJFT8x_3MTW22m6k092hX-FW37nw4Y39FjgMV7vs6Y3xmYc-W2yQYbc4fMwPXW6-dnZ12Lp61fW1hP_wW5W3RfZW7lxJr237fw6KW3d6jv34ddYN0W33pK1h7mfpjzW389HdV7szsB8N8SHkp9VKnYzW4fNc2Q63WlsPW78YW7Q7w1qSKW8pb_Jd7yhsJ_W6sr7T77l5pTHN82SFj8H0vrKW7wTVdM8GNCPQW2XJ9Bq6M0w83W3gB8t91HrsnJW5RNDf62X2Gvcf4qvVnx04 [tal-pbm-mariner](113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQM3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3lRW5y5Fwb2XZjzWW27TlJq7SctwWW2r_N9J4GKQQxW1Fkthp7GZDsbW6M3jLt2NKy9gW4tvxRg8WBRvHW7xw56s3nM08gN54LdgPXxw0xW8G08hn7NBx5LW6pwk1X98063ZW664c4c5MBqLbW2Sn_Kg4wGwGJW2cM6836md807N7v_hxGL94xwW61ZfY86zH_8JN6m3-589s6ZZW9f10bp5W3QGpW7wCpDQ8KZs6mW6jFR7N8PP4RvW8tdwGz2KZ1QBW44b0sp7pfFyPW5mMZB-7WXmjHW9k-zth9kLKxRW4V55tC4xMC4YW9ckRsW7XH1-RVjdYQq84lH0YW96wnvf49BjctN8ckp5wLqvypf4F7z9v04) [WWII’S FORGOTTEN GIGANTIC AMPHIBIOUS BOMBER](113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQM3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3nHW1CWTx63z4SxyW9gjp5M7ZkWjxW4TdSRq14CBFhN2mH6k5HBCVmW3khZcJ2SrN4tW33V_rC7twYnrW8dfQS96gpLBvW6S5Wwm6tJ5t-W1cFWR5392XlyW8VTtlS3lSSvzW9fkV6d2H1KcKW5mYSGm2sk2b_W3BMXBW286ywSW7YbRLP4TNs1RW8wqp0_1qgqK6W2VbwhX5Tpq2nW4X00ZF1795PlW13gwzx1LYrPgW6PrpXQ89kXttW2k1XTj30-b99Vn31n67wR6NxV6FQQ_7qfK-VW3gls052bVghfN6zX6RmVnwjjW76qq_9904Wc0W3V3-xK6NZ4gKW7j0nbz618jP2W93HzTw2gmLDff37C3QY04) By Richard Johnson July 27th, 2024 - Nervously, Herbert “Johnny” Johnson scanned the night sky from a cramped position in his Martin PBM Mariner. The flight over the Sea of Japan ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQM3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3pMN2txXwsbCHPfW5gD6Cj3gX48XW3P807n4dP17wW159B3B9d2g1fW4PfDdN1kW7Q2W5-4gPw8bnhntW89Z2QJ4_FBwRW7gtz248fTV0qW5pxV5r64NF8zW2Zgj-m94kfnpN3wH8m2gLRvbW7tdxlY8Bs5j5W2Wgx5Y4RNkzfW55VpWZ6jQDZSW2Fct_s6v2MslW7Bcx9V76WxpcW5fYx0g4-LkNhW7NBBsK9dyR1dVg__Rg37jKt2W5RfJD51F4KzvW8rzQ0m6qXsLTW6RJZmX5ztWXjW7bJGYk5vFLQYW2F_CP04B9w9vW3CbRvy4lnNRKW2WWpRR7HgMhvVl1Xl05jLSlXW5qd7TC2F_WD2f9dgvG604) [tal-Springfield-1911-DS-Prodigy-Comp](113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQM3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3mhN699kgJ6cx_HW6Xl8924ZLq25W3XQypq8Z1QBhVDT_SC4Hc_G2V8m_rR62qwLYVsXwQF1dGJd0W86H_fc7jZnKLW2Z0MHd3BDp_tW57DZrj7LJPljW2h__3Z4FG3BPVjfmD62bJRwQN2mQs1PW01MsW6Rn-Cy3QpDjGN89kLWDCW0LjW3D8Z0580DKhcW4-8p6q2hTMnWW1zjb6K4D-CRcW5h_gsN5z5R1sW9ctPDt1PPzx1W2jWLXB6ZLXT4W1GByWd3sLmQXW5D01Kl7cfjb-VFvLkr4c23YlW7whJ7d7S0dVTW5Ynx274txvXDW1MwPCg7dkJg4W29SQgz4GlCtQW264nG884c85kf1gx42H04) [FULCRUM BUSTER: THE PRODIGY COMP 9MM](113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQM3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3ksW77PqDB10T1hWW290TRR2qDBQ7W22Tm9V4TQ6bcW25hLw58X9QL-MmHdFr6Y57vW25Q6mS5V7M2mW1bBQCl7M6YKyW1xhcJR19hM_cW8sRy0Q7W6MP5W66Z1-P7KYCrZW2z6vc07RwjC4W18s9JF15xbdPW23zK2p1FYPTbW4w_Dcn7tg_66N7bQpqHy7BgBW82s0HP8hN5HfVWmdf38K3KD8W1NLvhk1llj6KW8QYBgB4plp_-W8bfn1W40jmJ9W5TLLPW3pczb1W2L1GkT7R3y6FTdm133S7n2FW42-kjT5Gq216W114llF53M4sdW124HTm7Nd-5qN6BdvHTLmqp8W5HglV14mzNlyf73GwRn04) By Joe Kurtenbach July 30th, 2024 - The handgun renaissance continues at Springfield Armory with the introduction of the integrally compensated 1911 DS Prodigy Comp AOS 9mm ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQM3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3lcW7LdxMJ17krChW93S8h41Z7s--W2tv0N53CWK4jVq9QPD1yvP_cW72G5Tf1X90CtVXnkfR4fBQHnW5YL61M11xy_qW3Wnb-35p5Jv4W4xyr_d46DZcRW6tKpqv7f8kThW19zkS44MRdRcW5fyW2f1s4V9rW1cz4VK5kHf_nW5X1zDt3Qy6zrW6yDW4k7CBk-pW4M6-P24t4QzGW2w0zff32jJzHW7Lr-hH2lvJX0W2PCD3f1LNwjzW2LQKZw7R9nWVW6M3jdf4JptTzVxPHwz7rZcVzW34xP0-5MydCGW6b9gGJ2PJtnpN4Rv-Cm165XjN6Gn_BNh1Dx4W86lv5p4fBmrdW7Q6LBV7VDS5Qf4FL1z004) [tal-Springfield-Model-2020-Boundary-review](113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQM3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3kGW6P4Fns9hbMBZW91NM1g4FT1l_W8cZyV91KVtJGW3Msmx1155qHHW5ndGXG2wmQ-_W58w2nB5Hnv1yW8DspBt8TNDx4N7nz_10MmS0rW92frNb3pTS_2W2JVXf_1-H_dGW2QTgCw8VzH4dW8YxJ2P5YlKYrVYMdmF5tSySKW1LCLH-3mSwwJW9jy1Pv3wkGcQW6DjVPw5gC-F3W6f11Mb39zt_9W1FWNFC6-8VLtW6s5bdq3yDdgBVBlNhq6FG2q3W5lvjkN11qGmSW4PFLMd2nT2cLW14JKJY8VSlKKW70G1k-1D_V_JN1xFZYRLcQjVW7wD-hT7mzgHgW4q27-95m5dH0N7M4kQF6gp7qf5jnp-n04) [FIRST LOOK: MODEL 2020 BOUNDARY](113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQM3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3mNW8rfMTR99sLRqW8dkk883RM1WBW39LnpT2d0gZgW8Scc-07t2hD9W5975MY5-JplnW2C9Cwm5WM9kqW4Fx99l2fqh5dW6vnNNw10XZJmW8x83fQ103KCnW8k7DpG2wBcSHW3sw_Vm2dM7CTW3JRxDb5TSk2cW6-d_xz2PLHVzW1n2vbd1QHYbTW9fm9ZN44F8-SW40L2B72D-zm4W5_zd9_8DgJy0N3rps62Y697QW84yHbL7z6cpxW7PpCwF7sdtSMW3SM-Y05-HG7wVCZ7Pd8WQL1MN3bgGjrZvp7kV4rzVR6K_0NNW7D4HGS3wmpMsW73GJDr1Q_QPSN4B-Vd5dMSlYN6y23-MXVvQXf1KtqLq04) By Wayne van Zwoll August 1st, 2024 - If I were to be granted a wish, I might mention something like my youth back, or maybe a Porsche. But, if I really had a little time to think about ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQM3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3kYW7qxML91c5jHbW4ZZcqC2-bqs9N94mYhnxstR9W3t82Vn7PYsDDW7wHpty2FZ-0-W71Y34B4CvPHrW4sGCJy4SjNbJW80ZFTP78NmzrW25j3xn4Xs7TVW4zbTjh1QbrdrW4VH0z_3NwtjVW5CT2Wr3GCMWHN7f6fcB4r-2RW5w2tVV2dHPmqW861dq36bhfQQW3q6xBy7d3G6tW3_rg7L14QwKzW4f8_0s68zkhxVtf5PZ7ZD56lN1q1w8Kz9PK1W40s8ZC4HClz4W2P9mSp7V-8kMW65pn808bNVjNW1fW88H5-szxJW7t2kSt34tcNkW7yNkSL14gxnPW7bWNfS3pmM4nW51SgXX9fZ58KdJgYJb04) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we take a look at a titanic flying boat bomber of World War II, and get a first look at two brand new and exciting Springfield Armory firearms just launched. First up, we have Managing Editor Richard Johnson tell us the history of the Martin PBM Mariner. This overlooked amphibious bomber — that dwarfed the famed B-17 in size — played an important role for America during World War II. Check out the whole history [here](113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQM3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3mXW3mxgsK3sdKQKW3btNrD7N5gSPW7ks7-c62nsHFVphkT-1qH0P4W8kV-vR509zr-W8Pkjt_8LN2_5Vdbz841jZtlqW7zLhkY61QhlJW7_XchQ35Gc63W75pyS98zTlSYW1J1MlV1zWy5kV9CTzq6jxtbhW1YJ_Z05nMFkHVmP4pH7XsK7cW24RBkN1dpV6zW2GY4zD4JQPfLW1kmCtC7rBnH7N5fhWHwBP1GtW52Wlrp62n86hW8N_Jt415JNKNVj_5q95mm3NBW5R-vHb10ngdHW6F03GJ4cw_YGW9gGgtV6RvnzcVPXZFS52n4LLW2slhr573VYzGW7wSM5d3rLC0RW5dbd6j3KvNjBf8vDJNT04). Next, we have Joe Kurtenbach wring out the new 1911 DS Prodigy Comp on the range. Taking an already highly capable 9mm and boosting its performance, the Prodigy Comp offers shooters an exhilarating range experience. See how it did for yourself [here](113/c2jPK04/VVyMht5Gwst6N3qxT3nz21ldW2XSKgS5jcpqpN5d8yQM3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3mTW1g7DWn3GpBZZW4fZPbh4QD0bgW2936VP3SRTlcW7yzymS96JqysW6wTsdR5mG0p7W6dGsTB4vNGWkN5xllTmN_v9XW6qxTsd6288Q2N4p-TYwdNp29W5-jxcy2sphw2W1y4glS1gP_70W4NPn8m2y_3nhVhnfwX4-G4jgVKvZ-Q6n14KKW90Yfjk6wL3GnW26g8h_666kLnW82nB_329YkXsW2yCvSp10fVmvW5wf6y67ttRbDN2mkpW2MSs8-W6xJ0Gt8NPwGrW8HJn272DHnHPW9dHGzy484T9PW6j2M9534g8jfVDL6rm1p1VhmW4sB-yc3NpC9gW1kq_Cf5mk0XlW8Bq6dw4KtgsCf8lBdyP04). And lastly, we have avid outdoorsman and renowned writer Wayne van Zwoll review the brand new Model 2020 Boundary rifle. Classic in styling but cutting-edge in design and performance, the Boundary adds a new dimension to the Model 2020 line. 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