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The Vought OS2U Kingfisher was a American catapult-launched observation floatplane. It was a compact mid-wing monoplane, with a big central float and small stabilizing floats. Performance was modest, because of its light engine. The OS2U could also operate on fixed, wheeled, taildragger landing gear is now available in a desktop model by mastercraft.
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Product Description
Wingspan:12.5"
Length: 11.75"
Code: NC09093
The OS2U was the main shipboard observation aircraft used by the United States Navy during World War II, and 1,519 of the aircraft were built. It served on battleships and cruisers of the US Navy, and with the United States Coast Guard, the United States Marine Corps in VMS-3, the Royal Navy and the Soviet Navy. The Royal Australian Air Force also operated a few Kingfishers from shore bases.
The Naval Aircraft Factory OS2N was the designation of the OS2U-3 aircraft built by the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The OS2U first flew on March 1, 1938.
World War II produced few of the wide-ranging sea battles that would put the Kingfishers into action as spotters when allied and enemy ships took on one another with their big guns. Therefore, its biggest role was in support of enemy shore bombardments and in air-sea rescue. Two examples showing the plane's rescue capabilities include the recovery of World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker and his crew from the Pacific in November 1942 and Lt. James Burns' unique use of the plane in April 1944 to taxi airman rescued from the Truk Lagoon to a waiting submarine. In all Lt. Burn rescued ten survivors on two trips and won the Navy Cross for his efforts. Additionally, the Kingfisher served as a trainer in both its seaplane and landplane configurations throughout the war.
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