#Vought OS2U Kingfisher

[lonestarflight]

A pair of "Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes, of Observation Squadron One (VO-1), taxiis alongside USS ARIZONA (BB-39), after a flight in the Hawaiian Operating area. Pilot is Lieutenant-Commander Welton D. Rowley, Commanding Officer of VO-1. Rear-seat man, Radioman 2nd Class E.L. Higley, is preparing to go out on the plane's wing to hook up the aircraft to the battleship's crane for recovery. The plane is numbered 1-O-1."

This "plane flown by Ensign Lawrence A. Williams. Rear-seat man was Radioman 3rd Class G.H. Lane, who is preparing to hook up the aircraft to the ship's crane for recovery.

Note: the plane's side number 1-O-3, with the ship's name below it."

Date: September 6, 1941

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-66111, 80-G-66109, 80-G-66108

[carbone14]

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.

[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

[dronescapesvideos]

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

[bigglesworld]

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

[usafphantom2]

Vought OS2U Kingfisher, catapult-launched observation floatplane

@ron_eisele via X

[captain-price-unofficially]

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

[ultrajaphunter]

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.

[fantastictyphoonpeanut]

Vought OS2U Kingfisher, Observation Seaplane US Navy. NAS Pensacola Florida 1942. Note the pith helmets on the sailors and the gangway deck to board. (FTP)

[lonestarflight]

Vought OS2U Kingfisher taxiing after making a water landing near Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.

Date: March 1943

United States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation: link, link

[carbone14]

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

[lonestarbattleship]

Vought OS2U Kingfisher salvaged and fully restored and ready to be put on display aboard Battleship North Carolina memorial at Wilmington, North Carolina. "The plane was dedicated on June 25, 1971. Salvaged from Mount Buxton, Calvert Island, British Columbia, in the spring of 1964, after having been there since it crashed there on August 20, 1942. The OS2U was rebuilt by the members of the Vought Aeronautics' quarter century club."

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 73763

[bigglesworld]

Vought OS2U Kingfisher. A catapult-launched observation floatplane. First flew in 1938. At US Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi. 1942

[usafphantom2]

Vought OS2U Kingfisher, catapult-launched observation floatplane

@ron_eisele via X

[captain-price-unofficially]

A trio of US Navy Vought OS2U-1 Kingfishers in flight in 1941

[mechanicallandscapes]

Aviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Aviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Title: Aviation cadet in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Date: August 1942

Photographer: Howard R. Hollem

Source: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017878267/

Notes

Aircraft is a Vought O2SU Kingfisher