#OS2U

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Three Vought OS2U Kingfishers landing on water near Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

Photographed by Thornton, H. Marion in the 1940s.

Alaska State Library: ASL-P338-0423

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Vought OS2U Kingfisher circa 1944. attached to Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 1 (CASU-1) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. USN.

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South Dakota battleship boarding a Vought OS2U Kingfisher seaplane. April 1943

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An OS2U catapults from USS Washington (BB-56) during operations in the North Atlantic, May/June 1942

[lonestarbattleship]

"This image depicts artwork of an OS2U floatplane performing an aerial attack on a submarine. A U.S. Coast Guard amphibian plane sweeps down from the sky and scores a direct bomb hit on a surfaced nazi U-boat."

Artwork by Hunter Wood.

Date: June 18, 1943

NARA: 205575756

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Hydravion de reconnaissance maritime Vought OS2U Kingfisher – 1941

Le Vought OS2U Kingfisher fut le premier hydravion de reconnaissance maritime catapulté de la marine américaine, mis en service en août 1940.

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OS2U Kingfishers, NAS Pensacola FL.

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Vought OS2U Kingfisher. Observation and Scout aircraft. Mounted on the catapult of USS Miami (CL-89). 2 March 1945.

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A U.S. Navy Vought OS2U Kingfisher taxis towards the recovery sled for recovery by the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) 29 April 1943

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OS2U-32 View at Nullbrook More from Nullbrook

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A US Navy Vought OS2U Kingfisher, with fixed landing gear instead of floats and two depth charges on the underside of the wings, sitting at an airfield in Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

Photographed by Thornton, H. Marion in the 1940s.

Alaska State Library: ASL-P338-0421

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Kingfisher on USS Washington, visit by King George VI 1942

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Passenger of SOC Seagull aircraft dropping a message capsule over cruiser Augusta during Operation Torch, North Africa, November 1942.

The Curtiss SOC Seagull, an American single-engined scout observation seaplane,

was designed for the United States Navy and entered service in 1935.

It was primarily used on battleships and cruisers, launching from catapults and landing on water, with foldable wings for storage.

A variant, the SON-1, was also produced by the Naval Aircraft Factory.

Although initially replaced by the Vought OS2U Kingfisher,

the SOC returned to frontline service in 1943 due to the failure of its intended successor, the SO3C Seamew.

The SOC continued to perform observation and scouting missions throughout World War II and even into the late 1940s in certain roles.

This marked a unique instance in aviation history where an older aircraft type successfully replaced its newer, intended successor.

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An OS2U taxis onto the landing mat behind USS Quincy (CA-71), 1944

[lonestarbattleship]

"Curtiss SOC Seagull scout-observation aircraft, of Cruiser Scouting Squadron Seven (VCS-7) Beached at an English airfield, while VCS-7 was flying the higher-performance British Spitfire fighters to spot naval gunfire during the Normandy Landings, circa June 1944. Another SOC and a Vought OS2U are parked in the background. Squadron maintenance personnel are servicing the planes to keep them available for sea duty."

Date: June 1944

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-302116

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Hydravion de reconnaissance maritime Vought OS2U Kingfisher – Base navale de Pensacola – Floride – Etats-Unis – 1942