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[Greg Boeser]

Vought OS2U-2 Kingfisher in flight Jan-May 1942 WW2B
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That's a long flight.

 

[Frog]

Seversky P-35 - AAF Technical School Army Air Base Lincoln Nebraska

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Viking1066]

Supermarine Seafire Mk.IIC landing on HMS Formidable Oct 1943 DEST

 

[Viking1066]

Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplane being hoisted aboard the USS Missouri during her Atlantic shakedown cruise Aug 1944 WW2B

 

[Viking1066]

Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator VMSB-131 Quantico MCAF 1941 AIRH

 

[syscom3]

OS2U-2 Kingfisher of Scouting Squadron 2 on the seaplane ramp at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island, May 20, 1941.

 

[Zippythehog]

Supermarine Seafire Mk.IIC landing on HMS Formidable Oct 1943 DEST
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"Take that-Formidable!!"

 

[SaparotRob]

OS2U-2 Kingfisher of Scouting Squadron 2 on the seaplane ramp at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island, May 20, 1941.

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I saw a thumbnail for some clickbait YT video about it being terrible. I didn't watch it. I'm fond of this plane. In my optimistic youth, I thought this would be an almost "affordable" warbird. It can even be had with wheels.

 

[SaparotRob]

"Take that-Formidable!!

My favorite non USN carrier. She fought in the Line-of-Battle.
Don't bother me with facts.

 

[Viking1066]

With the hoist secured the aircraft is ready to be brought back aboard INHG

 

[Viking1066]

Vought V-156B-1 Chesapeake Mk1 811 Sqn 1941 AIRH

 

[Viking1066]

The United States aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) sitting at anchor in Casco Bay, Maine on 25 March 1942. The following day, she would depart for the United Kingdom to help reinforce the British Home Fleet FACB

 

[Frog]

AAF Technical School Army Air Base Lincoln Nebraska

 

[cammerjeff]

Ah yes the Jesus nut!

 

[Viking1066]

The first aircraft, an N3N-3 Canary, to have landed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 7 Sep 1940 WW2B

 

[Viking1066]

This Kingfisher carries the national insignia style in use from August 1943 INHG

 

[Viking1066]

The XSB2U-1 on ramp after test flight on 1May1936 VOUG

 

[Viking1066]

The graded camouflage scheme was introduced in January 1943 INHG

 

[Viking1066]

The second SB2U-1 of Section 3, 3-B-8, lands aboard USS SARATOGA during 1938 NAVY