She arrived the 19th, and began nine long days of antisubmarine patrol.

On the next day, she got underway for her first antisubmarine patrol.

For the next 19 days, she provided fire support and carried out antisubmarine patrols.

Its primary mission was observation aircraft training and antisubmarine patrols.

She rejoined the task group on the 26th and into May continued antisubmarine patrols.

The task group then carried out antisubmarine patrols off the Azores.

Also, the antisubmarine patrols was seen by Air Force leaders as a secondary mission.

That night she carried out antisubmarine patrols and early the next morning, 13 September, resumed her sweeping mission.

Ever since the first detection of our Russian submarines, we had kept a continuous antisubmarine patrol in the air.

During the war it was used primarily as a transport airfield and for antisubmarine patrols.