I'd love to hear about unusual, heroic and other non-routine deeds performed by non-aircraft carrier ship-borne aircraft.
"Daring exploits"
Not thinking so much of land-based planes, but land-based use of aircraft normally used from ships could be interesting as well.
For example, the Wikipedia page on the Vought OS2U Kingfisher describes a couple of interesting events:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher
* Recovery of World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker and his crew from the Pacific in November 1942.
* LT John A. Burns' use of the aircraft in April 1944 to taxi airmen rescued from the Truk Lagoon to the submarine USS Tang which was serving rescue duty near the atoll on that date. In all, LT Burns rescued 10 survivors on two trips and was awarded the Navy Cross for his efforts.
"Daring exploits"
Not thinking so much of land-based planes, but land-based use of aircraft normally used from ships could be interesting as well.
For example, the Wikipedia page on the Vought OS2U Kingfisher describes a couple of interesting events:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher
* Recovery of World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker and his crew from the Pacific in November 1942.
* LT John A. Burns' use of the aircraft in April 1944 to taxi airmen rescued from the Truk Lagoon to the submarine USS Tang which was serving rescue duty near the atoll on that date. In all, LT Burns rescued 10 survivors on two trips and was awarded the Navy Cross for his efforts.
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