<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - I-PBY Catalina nayo yayisetshenziswa yi-RAAF njengebhomu elikude kanye nomgodi wezimayini. Ama-Catalina ayegqamile kule ndima yokugcina, ngoba nakuba isivinini sawo esiphansi sasiwenza asheshe ahlaselwe yizindiza, kodwa futhi sasiwavumela ukuba abeke amabhomu agqitshwayo ngokunembile lapho endiza. Amabutho amane abeka amabhomu agqitshwayo kusukela ngo - April 1943 kuya ku - July 1945 eningizimu - ntshonalanga yePacific. Le misebenzi yavimbela amachweba nemigwaqo yemikhumbi. Futhi zaphoqa imikhumbi yaseJapane ukuba ingene emanzini lapho kwakukhona khona imikhumbi-ngwenya yaseMelika. Imisebenzi yezimayini ye-RAAF yayivame ukuqhutshwa ebusuku ukuze kuncishiswe ingozi yokutholwa futhi yayiyingozi, ezinye izindiza zazindiza ziphansi ngaphezu komhlaba ukuze zenze ukwehla okunembile. Le misebenzi ingase ithathe amahora angaphezu kwangu-20. Ngo-1944 ama-RAAF Catalinas ahamba ngezindiza aya ePhilippines futhi abeka izimayini zasolwandle eManila Bay ukuze avimbele imikhumbi yempi yaseJapane futhi avimbele ukungenelela kwayo eMpini yaseMindoro  <response>: . futhi. Isiqubulo sabantu ababeqhuba le misebenzi sasithi Abokuqala Nabakude Kakhulu. 