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0}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft-caption-left .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft-caption-left .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft-caption-left .infobox-label{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-label{width:30%;padding-right:3px}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-data{width:50%}}</style><table class="infobox ib-aircraft vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">OS2U Kingfisher</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:OS2U-2_Kingfisher_in_flight_1942.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/OS2U-2_Kingfisher_in_flight_1942.jpg/300px-OS2U-2_Kingfisher_in_flight_1942.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/OS2U-2_Kingfisher_in_flight_1942.jpg/450px-OS2U-2_Kingfisher_in_flight_1942.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/OS2U-2_Kingfisher_in_flight_1942.jpg/600px-OS2U-2_Kingfisher_in_flight_1942.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1270" data-file-height="864" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Observation floatplane</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_manufacturer" title="Aerospace manufacturer">Manufacturer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vought" title="Vought">Vought</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary users</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a><div> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Navy" title="Soviet Navy">Soviet Navy</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">1,519</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1938_in_aviation" title="1938 in aviation">1938</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1959_in_aviation" title="1959 in aviation">1959</a> (Cuba)</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OS2Us_from_USS_Mississippi_(BB-41)_with_landing_gear_c1940.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/OS2Us_from_USS_Mississippi_%28BB-41%29_with_landing_gear_c1940.jpg/220px-OS2Us_from_USS_Mississippi_%28BB-41%29_with_landing_gear_c1940.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/OS2Us_from_USS_Mississippi_%28BB-41%29_with_landing_gear_c1940.jpg/330px-OS2Us_from_USS_Mississippi_%28BB-41%29_with_landing_gear_c1940.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/OS2Us_from_USS_Mississippi_%28BB-41%29_with_landing_gear_c1940.jpg/440px-OS2Us_from_USS_Mississippi_%28BB-41%29_with_landing_gear_c1940.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1640" data-file-height="1269" /></a><figcaption>OS2U with landing gear</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Vought OS2U Kingfisher</b> is an American <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_catapult" title="Aircraft catapult">catapult-launched</a> observation <a href="/wiki/Floatplane" title="Floatplane">floatplane</a>. It was a compact mid-wing <a href="/wiki/Monoplane" title="Monoplane">monoplane</a>, with a large central float and small stabilizing floats. Performance was modest because of its low-powered <a href="/wiki/Radial_engine" title="Radial engine">engine</a>. The OS2U could also operate on fixed, wheeled, <a href="/wiki/Conventional_landing_gear" title="Conventional landing gear">taildragger</a> landing gear. </p><p>The OS2U was the main shipboard <a href="/wiki/Observation_seaplane" title="Observation seaplane">observation seaplane</a> used by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, and 1,519 of the aircraft were built.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It served on <a href="/wiki/Battleship" title="Battleship">battleships</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cruiser" title="Cruiser">cruisers</a> of the U.S. Navy, with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> in Marine Scouting Squadron Three (VMS-3), with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a> at coastal air stations; at sea with the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>; with the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Navy" title="Soviet Navy">Soviet Navy</a>; and with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory" title="Naval Aircraft Factory">Naval Aircraft Factory</a> OS2N was the designation of the OS2U-3 aircraft built by the Naval Aircraft Factory in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>. The OS2U first flew on 1 March 1938.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_in_flight,_circa_in_1944_(80-G-K-15959).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1944_%2880-G-K-15959%29.jpg/220px-Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1944_%2880-G-K-15959%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1944_%2880-G-K-15959%29.jpg/330px-Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1944_%2880-G-K-15959%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1944_%2880-G-K-15959%29.jpg/440px-Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_in_flight%2C_circa_in_1944_%2880-G-K-15959%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3084" data-file-height="2314" /></a><figcaption>OS2U Kingfisher in 1944</figcaption></figure> <p>In the late 1930s, <a href="/wiki/Vought" title="Vought">Vought</a> engineer <a href="/wiki/Rex_Beisel" title="Rex Beisel">Rex Beisel</a> was tasked with designing an observation monoplane aircraft for the U.S. Navy suitable for many tasks, including directing battleship fire. In replacing the standard biplane observation aircraft with a more modern monoplane design, Beisel incorporated innovations making it the first production type to be assembled with <a href="/wiki/Spot_welding" title="Spot welding">spot welding</a>, a process Vought and the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory" title="Naval Aircraft Factory">Naval Aircraft Factory</a> jointly developed to create a smooth <a href="/wiki/Fuselage" title="Fuselage">fuselage</a> that resisted buckling and generated less drag. Beisel also introduced high-lift devices and <a href="/wiki/Spoiler_(aeronautics)" title="Spoiler (aeronautics)">spoilers</a>. In a unique arrangement, deflector plate <a href="/wiki/Flap_(aeronautics)" title="Flap (aeronautics)">flaps</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aileron" title="Aileron">drooping ailerons</a> were located on the trailing edge of the wing to increase the <a href="/wiki/Camber_(aerodynamics)" title="Camber (aerodynamics)">camber</a> of the wing and thus create additional lift.<sup id="cite_ref-Noles_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Noles-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beisel's first prototype flew in 1938, powered by an air-cooled, 450 hp (340 kW) <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-985_Wasp_Junior" title="Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior">Pratt & Whitney R-985-4 Wasp Junior</a> radial engine.<sup id="cite_ref-Noles_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Noles-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For combat missions, the pilot had a 0.30 in (7.62 mm) <a href="/wiki/M1919_Browning_machine_gun" title="M1919 Browning machine gun">Browning M1919 machine gun</a>, the receiver mounted low in the right front cockpit, firing between the engine cylinder heads, while the radio operator/gunner manned another 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun (or a pair) on a flexible <a href="/wiki/Scarff_ring" title="Scarff ring">Scarff ring</a> mount. The aircraft could also carry two 100 lb (45 kg) bombs or two 325 lb (147 kg) <a href="/wiki/Depth_charge" title="Depth charge">depth charges</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Noles_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Noles-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CGAH_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGAH-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the "<a href="/wiki/Kingfisher" title="Kingfisher">Kingfisher</a>", as it was designated, served as a trainer in both its floatplane and landplane configurations.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aviation_cadet_on_OS2U_at_NAS_Corpus_Christi_1942.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Aviation_cadet_on_OS2U_at_NAS_Corpus_Christi_1942.jpg/220px-Aviation_cadet_on_OS2U_at_NAS_Corpus_Christi_1942.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Aviation_cadet_on_OS2U_at_NAS_Corpus_Christi_1942.jpg/330px-Aviation_cadet_on_OS2U_at_NAS_Corpus_Christi_1942.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Aviation_cadet_on_OS2U_at_NAS_Corpus_Christi_1942.jpg/440px-Aviation_cadet_on_OS2U_at_NAS_Corpus_Christi_1942.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7191" data-file-height="5556" /></a><figcaption>Aviation cadet in OS2U Kingfisher at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_with_rescued_airmen_off_Truk_on_1_May_1944_(80-G-227991).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_with_rescued_airmen_off_Truk_on_1_May_1944_%2880-G-227991%29.jpg/220px-Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_with_rescued_airmen_off_Truk_on_1_May_1944_%2880-G-227991%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_with_rescued_airmen_off_Truk_on_1_May_1944_%2880-G-227991%29.jpg/330px-Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_with_rescued_airmen_off_Truk_on_1_May_1944_%2880-G-227991%29.jpg 1.5x, 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<small>(left)</small> while <a href="/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)" title="USS Missouri (BB-63)"><i>Missouri</i></a> recovers <small>(right)</small> Vought OS2U Kingfishers in 1944.</div></div></div></div> <p><br /> The first 54 Kingfishers were delivered to the U.S. Navy beginning in August 1940, and 6 had been assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Harbor" title="Pearl Harbor">Pearl Harbor</a>–based Battle Force before the end of the same year. Many of the following 158 OS2U-2s were attached to flight training at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola" title="Naval Air Station Pensacola">Naval Air Station Pensacola</a>, Florida, but 53 were assigned to equip the newly established Inshore Patrol Squadrons, based at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Jacksonville" title="Naval Air Station Jacksonville">Naval Air Station Jacksonville</a>, Florida. In 1942, nine more Inshore Patrol Squadrons were established, all exclusively equipped with OS2N-1s built by the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory" title="Naval Aircraft Factory">Naval Aircraft Factory</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Kingfisher was widely used as a shipboard, catapult-launched scout plane on U.S. Navy <a href="/wiki/Battleships_in_World_War_II" title="Battleships in World War II">battleships</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heavy_cruiser" title="Heavy cruiser">heavy cruisers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Light_cruiser" title="Light cruiser">light cruisers</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and played a major role in support of shore <a href="/wiki/Bombardment" title="Bombardment">bombardments</a> and air-sea rescue. Two examples showing the plane's rescue capabilities include the recovery of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> ace <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Rickenbacker" title="Eddie Rickenbacker">Eddie Rickenbacker</a> and his crew from the Pacific in November 1942<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Lieutenant John A. Burns' unique use of the aircraft on 30 April 1944 to taxi airmen rescued from <a href="/wiki/Chuuk_Lagoon" title="Chuuk Lagoon">Truk Lagoon</a> to the submarine <a href="/wiki/USS_Tang_(SS-306)" title="USS Tang (SS-306)"><i>Tang</i></a>, which was serving rescue duty near the atoll. In all, Burns rescued ten survivors on two trips<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross" title="Navy Cross">Navy Cross</a> for his efforts. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a> received 76 OS2U-3 Kingfishers starting in 1942 and employed them in anti-submarine warfare, reconnaissance, and search and rescue roles. No Coast Guard Kingfisher is credited with sinking any enemy submarines; however, they were successful in rescuing sailors from ships sunk by enemy torpedoes. The Coast Guard operated Kingfishers until October 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-CGAH_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGAH-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Australia received 18 Kingfishers from a batch of aircraft ordered by the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies" title="Dutch East Indies">Dutch East Indies</a> that was diverted to Australia in 1942. They were initially used as training aircraft for pilots destined for <a href="/wiki/Flying_boat" title="Flying boat">flying boats</a>, but in 1943 they were used to equip <a href="/wiki/No._107_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 107 Squadron RAAF">No. 107 Squadron RAAF</a>, which carried out convoy escort duties until disbanded in October 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-Vincent_p54-9_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vincent_p54-9-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One Kingfisher was used in support of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947–48.<sup id="cite_ref-Vincent_p61-2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vincent_p61-2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout its U.S. Navy service, the OS2U and even its predecessor, the <a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SOC_Seagull" title="Curtiss SOC Seagull">Curtiss SOC Seagull</a>, served much longer than planned, as the planned successor, the <a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SO3C_Seamew" title="Curtiss SO3C Seamew">Curtiss SO3C Seamew</a>, suffered from an insufficiently powerful engine which was a complete failure.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The OS2U was only slowly replaced in the latter stages of World War II with the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SC_Seahawk" title="Curtiss SC Seahawk">Curtiss SC Seahawk</a>, the first examples reaching the U.S. Navy in October 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OS2N-1_Kingfisher_at_Naval_Aircraft_Factory_1941.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/OS2N-1_Kingfisher_at_Naval_Aircraft_Factory_1941.jpg/220px-OS2N-1_Kingfisher_at_Naval_Aircraft_Factory_1941.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/OS2N-1_Kingfisher_at_Naval_Aircraft_Factory_1941.jpg/330px-OS2N-1_Kingfisher_at_Naval_Aircraft_Factory_1941.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/OS2N-1_Kingfisher_at_Naval_Aircraft_Factory_1941.jpg/440px-OS2N-1_Kingfisher_at_Naval_Aircraft_Factory_1941.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1886" data-file-height="1476" /></a><figcaption>An OS2N-1 at the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory" title="Naval Aircraft Factory">Naval Aircraft Factory</a>, 1941.</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>XOS2U-1</dt> <dd>Prototype Vought Model VS.310 powered by a 450 hp (336 kW) <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-985" class="mw-redirect" title="Pratt & Whitney R-985">Pratt & Whitney R-985</a>-4 engine, one built.</dd> <dt>OS2U-1</dt> <dd>Initial production variant as the prototype but powered by a 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985-48, 54 built.</dd> <dt>OS2U-2</dt> <dd>Production variant with minor equipment changes and powered by a 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985-50, 158 built.</dd> <dt>OS2U-3</dt> <dd>Based on the OS2U-2 with self-sealing fuel tanks, armour protection, two 0.30 in (7.62 mm) guns (dorsal and nose mounted), and able to carry 325 lb (147 kg) of depth charges or 100 lb (45 kg) bombs, powered by a 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN2 engine, 1006 built.</dd> <dt>OS2U-4</dt> <dd>Two aircraft converted with narrow-chord and high-aspect ratio wings, also fitted with full-span flaps. Not developed.</dd> <dt>OS2N-1</dt> <dd>Naval Aircraft Factory built OS2U-3 with a 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-2 or -AN-8 engine, 300 built.</dd> <dt>Kingfisher I</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> designation for the OS2U-3, 100 delivered to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OS2U_107_Sqn_RAAF_in_flight.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/OS2U_107_Sqn_RAAF_in_flight.jpg/220px-OS2U_107_Sqn_RAAF_in_flight.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/OS2U_107_Sqn_RAAF_in_flight.jpg/330px-OS2U_107_Sqn_RAAF_in_flight.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/OS2U_107_Sqn_RAAF_in_flight.jpg/440px-OS2U_107_Sqn_RAAF_in_flight.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1492" data-file-height="1077" /></a><figcaption>An OS2U of 107 Sqn RAAF.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vought_Kingfisher_778_NAS_at_Arbroath_c1942.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Vought_Kingfisher_778_NAS_at_Arbroath_c1942.jpg/220px-Vought_Kingfisher_778_NAS_at_Arbroath_c1942.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Vought_Kingfisher_778_NAS_at_Arbroath_c1942.jpg/330px-Vought_Kingfisher_778_NAS_at_Arbroath_c1942.jpg 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/OS2U_is_hoisted_aboard_USS_Missouri_%28BB-53%29_in_1944.jpg/440px-OS2U_is_hoisted_aboard_USS_Missouri_%28BB-53%29_in_1944.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5787" data-file-height="4556" /></a><figcaption>US Navy OS2U hoisted aboard the USS Missouri (BB-53), 1944</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._107_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 107 Squadron RAAF">No. 107 Squadron RAAF</a></li></ul></li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a></dt> <dd>15 aircraft, operated 1942–1957.</dd> <dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Cuba" title="Military history of Cuba">Cuban Naval Aviation</a></li></ul> <dl><dd>Operated four aircraft between 1942 and 1959.</dd> <dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></dt> <dd>(Three aircraft)</dd> <dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_Navy" title="Mexican Navy">Mexican Navy</a></li></ul> <dl><dd>Six aircraft, 201 Squadron.</dd> <dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></dt> <dd>24 aircraft, not delivered in time for hostilities.</dd> <dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Naval_Aviation" title="Soviet Naval Aviation">Soviet Naval Aviation</a></li></ul> <dl><dd>2 aircraft on the ship USS <i>Milwaukee</i> (Murmansk)</dd> <dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a></li></ul> <dl><dd>Received 100 aircraft.</dd> <dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a>—76 aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-CGAH_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGAH-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Uruguay" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uruguayan_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Uruguayan Navy">Uruguayan Navy</a></li></ul> <dl><dd>Received six OS2U-3s in 1942 to 1959 under <a href="/wiki/Lend_Lease" class="mw-redirect" title="Lend Lease">Lend Lease</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_on_display">Aircraft on display</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Aircraft on display"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:314_Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_Chilean_Navy_(7322388438).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/314_Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_Chilean_Navy_%287322388438%29.jpg/220px-314_Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_Chilean_Navy_%287322388438%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/314_Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_Chilean_Navy_%287322388438%29.jpg/330px-314_Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_Chilean_Navy_%287322388438%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/314_Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_Chilean_Navy_%287322388438%29.jpg/440px-314_Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher_Chilean_Navy_%287322388438%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Vought OS2U Kingfisher Chilean Navy.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:La_Havane-Mus%C3%A9e_de_la_R%C3%A9volution-Avion.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/La_Havane-Mus%C3%A9e_de_la_R%C3%A9volution-Avion.jpg/220px-La_Havane-Mus%C3%A9e_de_la_R%C3%A9volution-Avion.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/La_Havane-Mus%C3%A9e_de_la_R%C3%A9volution-Avion.jpg/330px-La_Havane-Mus%C3%A9e_de_la_R%C3%A9volution-Avion.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/La_Havane-Mus%C3%A9e_de_la_R%C3%A9volution-Avion.jpg/440px-La_Havane-Mus%C3%A9e_de_la_R%C3%A9volution-Avion.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a><figcaption>Cuban Vought-Sikorsky Kingfisher.</figcaption></figure> <p>At least eight Kingfishers survive in collections of historic aircraft around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>OS2U-3</dt></dl> <ul><li>5985 – Whale World, Albany, Western Australia. It is waiting to be restored. Originally built for the Netherlands Navy in the Dutch East Indies, it was transferred to the RAAF in 1942, serving with Seaplane Training Flight (later 3 OTU) and 107 Sqn before being sold as war surplus in 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Now with Pioneer Aero Ardmore New Zealand for restoration, see below.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chile">Chile</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Chile"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>OS2U-3</dt></dl> <ul><li>5925 – <a href="/wiki/Museo_Nacional_Aeron%C3%A1utico_y_del_Espacio" title="Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio">Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santiago,_Chile" class="mw-redirect" title="Santiago, Chile">Santiago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cuba">Cuba</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Cuba"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>OS2U-3</dt></dl> <ul><li>09650 (marked #50) – <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_the_Revolution_(Cuba)" title="Museum of the Revolution (Cuba)">Museum of the Revolution</a> (Museo de la Revolución), <a href="/wiki/Havana,_Cuba" class="mw-redirect" title="Havana, Cuba">Havana, Cuba</a>. It is fitted with fixed landing gear rather than a float.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Zealand">New Zealand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: New Zealand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>OS2U-3</dt></dl> <ul><li>5985 – Pioneer Aero, Auckland, New Zealand. Currently undergoing restoration. Originally built for Netherlands Navy in Dutch East Indies, it was transferred to the RAAF in 1942, serving with Seaplane Training Flight (later 3 OTU) and 107 Sqn before being sold as war surplus in 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>5982- Pioneer Aero, Auckland, New Zealand. Currently in Storage for future restoration.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vought-Sikorsky_OS2U-3_Kingfisher.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Vought-Sikorsky_OS2U-3_Kingfisher.jpg/220px-Vought-Sikorsky_OS2U-3_Kingfisher.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Vought-Sikorsky_OS2U-3_Kingfisher.jpg/330px-Vought-Sikorsky_OS2U-3_Kingfisher.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Vought-Sikorsky_OS2U-3_Kingfisher.jpg/440px-Vought-Sikorsky_OS2U-3_Kingfisher.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1360" /></a><figcaption>OS2U Kingfisher at the <a href="/wiki/Steven_F._Udvar-Hazy_Center" title="Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center">Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center</a>.</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>On display</dt> <dt>OS2U-3</dt></dl> <ul><li>1368 (marked #60, painted as 0951) – Obtained from Mexico, the aircraft was previously displayed aboard the battleship <a href="/wiki/USS_Alabama_(BB-60)" title="USS Alabama (BB-60)"><i>Alabama</i></a> and is now displayed inside the aircraft pavilion adjacent to the battleship in <a href="/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama" title="Mobile, Alabama">Mobile, Alabama</a>. The building and the aircraft sustained some damage from <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a> in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>5909 – Boeing Aviation Hangar at the <a href="/wiki/Steven_F._Udvar-Hazy_Center" title="Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center">Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Air_and_Space_Museum" title="National Air and Space Museum">National Air and Space Museum</a> at <a href="/wiki/Dulles_International_Airport" title="Dulles International Airport">Dulles International Airport</a> outside of Washington, DC.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-101112-M-4752B-025.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/USMC-101112-M-4752B-025.jpg/220px-USMC-101112-M-4752B-025.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/USMC-101112-M-4752B-025.jpg/330px-USMC-101112-M-4752B-025.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/USMC-101112-M-4752B-025.jpg/440px-USMC-101112-M-4752B-025.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Kingfisher donated by <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Garrison" title="Lynn Garrison">Lynn Garrison</a> to North Carolina Battleship Commission</figcaption></figure></li> <li>5926 – <a href="/wiki/National_Naval_Aviation_Museum" title="National Naval Aviation Museum">National Naval Aviation Museum</a> at NAS Pensacola, Florida. It was one of six OS2U-3 Kingfishers that were transferred by Lend-Lease to the <a href="/wiki/National_Navy_of_Uruguay" title="National Navy of Uruguay">National Navy of Uruguay</a> during World War II. This aircraft operated as a seaplane until 1958 and was obtained in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lynn_Garrison_salvaged_Vought_Kingfisher_from_Calvert_Island,_British_Columbia,_February,_1965.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Lynn_Garrison_salvaged_Vought_Kingfisher_from_Calvert_Island%2C_British_Columbia%2C_February%2C_1965.jpg/220px-Lynn_Garrison_salvaged_Vought_Kingfisher_from_Calvert_Island%2C_British_Columbia%2C_February%2C_1965.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Lynn_Garrison_salvaged_Vought_Kingfisher_from_Calvert_Island%2C_British_Columbia%2C_February%2C_1965.jpg/330px-Lynn_Garrison_salvaged_Vought_Kingfisher_from_Calvert_Island%2C_British_Columbia%2C_February%2C_1965.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Lynn_Garrison_salvaged_Vought_Kingfisher_from_Calvert_Island%2C_British_Columbia%2C_February%2C_1965.jpg/440px-Lynn_Garrison_salvaged_Vought_Kingfisher_from_Calvert_Island%2C_British_Columbia%2C_February%2C_1965.jpg 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="279" /></a><figcaption>Lynn Garrison salvaged Vought Kingfisher from Calvert Island, British Columbia, February, 1965</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>3073 (marked #8 based on assigned air group) – On board the battleship <a href="/wiki/USS_North_Carolina_(BB-55)" title="USS North Carolina (BB-55)"><i>North Carolina</i></a> in <a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington, North Carolina</a>. With the assistance of a Royal Canadian Air Force <a href="/wiki/Piasecki_Helicopter" title="Piasecki Helicopter">Piasecki helicopter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Garrison" title="Lynn Garrison">Lynn Garrison</a> salvaged this Kingfisher from <a href="/wiki/Calvert_Island_(British_Columbia)" title="Calvert Island (British Columbia)">Calvert Island (British Columbia)</a>, during the winter of 1963. It crashed there on a ferry flight to Alaska during World War II. It was initially restored for display by volunteers at Vought Aeronautics in <a href="/wiki/Grand_Prairie,_Texas" title="Grand Prairie, Texas">Grand Prairie, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and sent to the battleship in 1971. The 2018 restoration of the Kingfisher was managed by a Wilmington resident and the Carolina Chapter of the Flight Deck Veterans Group.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>In storage</dt> <dt>OS2U-3</dt></dl> <ul><li>09643 – In storage at the <a href="/wiki/Yanks_Air_Museum" title="Yanks Air Museum">Yanks Air Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chino,_California" title="Chino, California">Chino, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(OS2U-3)"><span id="Specifications_.28OS2U-3.29"></span>Specifications (OS2U-3)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Specifications (OS2U-3)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> Jane's Fighting aircraft of World War II<sup id="cite_ref-JFAoWWII_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JFAoWWII-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> 2</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 33 ft 7.2 in (10.241 m)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 35 ft 10.7 in (10.940 m)</li> <li><b>Height:</b> 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 261.9 sq ft (24.33 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Airfoil" title="Airfoil">Airfoil</a>:</b> <b>root:</b> <a href="/wiki/NACA_airfoil" title="NACA airfoil">NACA 23015</a>; <b>tip:</b> <a href="/wiki/NACA_airfoil" title="NACA airfoil">NACA 23009</a><sup id="cite_ref-Selig_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Selig-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 3,335 lb (1,513 kg)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 4,980 lb (2,259 kg)</li> <li><b>Max takeoff weight:</b> 6,000 lb (2,722 kg)</li> <li><b>Fuel capacity:</b> 144 US gal (120 imp gal; 545 L) in an integral wing tank</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 1 × <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-985-AN2_Wasp_Junior" class="mw-redirect" title="Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN2 Wasp Junior">Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN2 Wasp Junior</a> 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 450 hp (340 kW) for take-off</li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd>400 hp (300 kW) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m)</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><b>Propellers:</b> 2-bladed <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Standard" title="Hamilton Standard">Hamilton Standard</a> constant-speed propeller</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 171 mph (275 km/h, 149 kn) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m)</li> <li><b>Cruise speed:</b> 152 mph (245 km/h, 132 kn) with 75% power at 6,000 ft (1,800 m)</li> <li><b>Landing speed:</b> 55 mph (48 kn; 89 km/h)</li> <li><b>Range:</b> 908 mi (1,461 km, 789 nmi) with 75% power at 6,000 ft (1,800 m)</li> <li><b>Service ceiling:</b> 18,200 ft (5,500 m)</li> <li><b>Rate of climb:</b> 960 ft/min (4.9 m/s) at 4,000 ft (1,200 m)</li> <li><b>Wing loading:</b> 19 lb/sq ft (93 kg/m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Power-to-weight_ratio" title="Power-to-weight ratio">Power/mass</a>:</b> 0.08 hp/lb (0.13 kW/kg)</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Armament</b></span><br /> </p> <ul><li><b>Guns:</b> One fixed, forward firing .30 in (7.62 mm) <a href="/wiki/M1919_Browning_machine_gun" title="M1919 Browning machine gun">M1919 Browning machine gun</a> with 500 rounds and one .30 in (7.62 mm) <a href="/wiki/M1919_Browning_machine_gun" title="M1919 Browning machine gun">M1919 Browning machine gun</a> with 600 rounds, flexibly mounted for the observer.</li> <li><b>Bombs:</b> 650 lb (295 kg) of bombs or depth charges.<sup id="cite_ref-CGAH_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGAH-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Template:Vought_aircraft" title="Template:Vought aircraft"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Vought_aircraft" title="Template talk:Vought aircraft"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Vought_aircraft" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Vought aircraft"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Vought,_Vought-Sikorsky,_and_LTV_Aerospace_aircraft" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Vought" title="Vought">Vought</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_Aircraft" title="Sikorsky Aircraft">Vought-Sikorsky</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ling-Temco-Vought" title="Ling-Temco-Vought">LTV Aerospace</a> aircraft</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Manufacturer<br />designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-7" title="Vought VE-7">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-7" title="Vought VE-7">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-7" title="Vought VE-7">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-10" title="Vought VE-10">10</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-11&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-11 (page does not exist)">11</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-14&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-14 (page does not exist)">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-10" title="Vought VE-10">15</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-17&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-17 (page does not exist)">17</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-18&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-18 (page does not exist)">18</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-19&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-19 (page does not exist)">19</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-22&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-22 (page does not exist)">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_VS-44" title="Sikorsky VS-44">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Corsair_Junior" title="Vought Corsair Junior">100 (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">100 (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF3U" title="Vought XF3U">131</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SBU_Corsair" title="Vought SBU Corsair">134</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">136</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SBU_Corsair" title="Vought SBU Corsair">138</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-139&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-139 (page does not exist)">139</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-140&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-140 (page does not exist)">140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-141" title="Vought V-141">141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SBU_Corsair" title="Vought SBU Corsair">142</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-141" title="Vought V-141">143</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XFT" title="Northrop XFT">150</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SB2U_Vindicator" title="Vought SB2U Vindicator">156</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-173" title="Vought V-173">162</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">166</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SB2U_Vindicator" title="Vought SB2U Vindicator">167</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_TBY_Sea_Wolf" title="Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf">169</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-173" title="Vought V-173">173</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_TBY_Sea_Wolf" title="Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf">174</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought-Sikorsky_VS-300" title="Vought-Sikorsky VS-300">300</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought-Sikorsky_VS-302&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought-Sikorsky VS-302 (page does not exist)">302</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">310</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">315</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_R-4" title="Sikorsky R-4">316</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_R-6" title="Sikorsky R-6">B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-326" title="Vought V-326">326</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_R-6" title="Sikorsky R-6">327</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">335</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodyear_F2G_Corsair" title="Goodyear F2G Corsair">336</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">337</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-338&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-338 (page does not exist)">338</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-338&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-338 (page does not exist)">339</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F6U_Pirate" title="Vought F6U Pirate">340</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">341</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">342</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-343&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-343 (page does not exist)">343</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-344&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-344 (page does not exist)">344</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-345&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-345 (page does not exist)">345</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">346</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-347&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-347 (page does not exist)">347</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-348&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-348 (page does not exist)">348</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-349&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-349 (page does not exist)">349</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-350&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-350 (page does not exist)">350</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">351</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">352</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=P/A-VI_(missile)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P/A-VI (missile) (page does not exist)">353</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">354</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=P/A-XIV_(missile)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P/A-XIV (missile) (page does not exist)">355</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-356&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-356 (page does not exist)">356</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">357</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-358&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-358 (page does not exist)">358</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F6U_Pirate" title="Vought F6U Pirate">359</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-360&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-360 (page does not exist)">360</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">361</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-362&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-362 (page does not exist)">362</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-363&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-363 (page does not exist)">363</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-364&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-364 (page does not exist)">364</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">365</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">366</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-367&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-367 (page does not exist)">367</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XS2U" title="Vought XS2U">368</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-369&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-369 (page does not exist)">369</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">370</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-371&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-371 (page does not exist)">371</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">372</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-373&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-373 (page does not exist)">373</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">374</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-375&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-375 (page does not exist)">375</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">376</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">377</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-378&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-378 (page does not exist)">378</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">379</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">380</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-381&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-381 (page does not exist)">381</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-382&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-382 (page does not exist)">382</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">383</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">384</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">385</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-386&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-386 (page does not exist)">386</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-387&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-387 (page does not exist)">387</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">388</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">389</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">390</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-391&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-391 (page does not exist)">391</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">392</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">393</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">394</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">395</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">396</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">397</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">398</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">399</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">400</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">401</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">402</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XSO2U" title="Vought XSO2U">403</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-404&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-404 (page does not exist)">404</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">405</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-406&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-406 (page does not exist)">406</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-9_Regulus_II" title="SSM-N-9 Regulus II">407</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">408</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-409&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-409 (page does not exist)">409</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">410</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">411</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">412</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">413</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SSM-N-8_Regulus" title="SSM-N-8 Regulus">414</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-415&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-415 (page does not exist)">415</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-416&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-416 (page does not exist)">416</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-417&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-417 (page does not exist)">417</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">418</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">419</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-420&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-420 (page does not exist)">420</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-421&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-421 (page does not exist)">421</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supersonic_Low_Altitude_Missile" title="Supersonic Low Altitude Missile">422</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-423&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-423 (page does not exist)">423</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-424&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-424 (page does not exist)">424</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-425&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-425 (page does not exist)">425</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-426&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-426 (page does not exist)">426</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGR-3_Little_John" title="MGR-3 Little John">427</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-428&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-428 (page does not exist)">428</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-429&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-429 (page does not exist)">429</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-430&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-430 (page does not exist)">430</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-431&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-431 (page does not exist)">431</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RM-90_Blue_Scout_II" title="RM-90 Blue Scout II">432</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-433&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-433 (page does not exist)">433</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-434&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-434 (page does not exist)">434</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RM-90_Blue_Scout_II" title="RM-90 Blue Scout II">435</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-436&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-436 (page does not exist)">436</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-437&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-437 (page does not exist)">437</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_XF-108_Rapier" title="North American XF-108 Rapier">438</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-439&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-439 (page does not exist)">439</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-440&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-440 (page does not exist)">440</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-441&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-441 (page does not exist)">441</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-442&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-442 (page does not exist)">442</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-444&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-444 (page does not exist)">444</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-445&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-445 (page does not exist)">445</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-446&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-446 (page does not exist)">446</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XC-142" title="LTV XC-142">447</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-448&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-448 (page does not exist)">448</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">449</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-450&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-450 (page does not exist)">450</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-451&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-451 (page does not exist)">451</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-452&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-452 (page does not exist)">452</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-453&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-453 (page does not exist)">453</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">454</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">455</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">456</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-457&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-457 (page does not exist)">457</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-458&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-458 (page does not exist)">458</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-460&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-460 (page does not exist)">460</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">461</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-462&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-462 (page does not exist)">462</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">463</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XC-142" title="LTV XC-142">464</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-465&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-465 (page does not exist)">465</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">466</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-467&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-467 (page does not exist)">467</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-468&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-468 (page does not exist)">468</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-469&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-469 (page does not exist)">469</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-470&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-470 (page does not exist)">470</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-471&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-471 (page does not exist)">471</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-472&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-472 (page does not exist)">472</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-473&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-473 (page does not exist)">473</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">474</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-475&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-475 (page does not exist)">475</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-476&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-476 (page does not exist)">476</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-477&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-477 (page does not exist)">477</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-478&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-478 (page does not exist)">478</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy" title="Lockheed C-5 Galaxy">479</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_ADAM&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought ADAM (page does not exist)">480</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-481&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-481 (page does not exist)">481</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_ADAM&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought ADAM (page does not exist)">482</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-483&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-483 (page does not exist)">483</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-484&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-484 (page does not exist)">484</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_ADAM&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought ADAM (page does not exist)">485</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-486&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-486 (page does not exist)">486</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">487</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-500 (page does not exist)">500</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-501&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-501 (page does not exist)">501</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-502&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-502 (page does not exist)">502</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XC-142" title="LTV XC-142">503</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">504</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Model_507&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Model 507 (page does not exist)">505</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-506&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-506 (page does not exist)">506</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Model_507&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Model 507 (page does not exist)">507</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">508</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">509</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">510</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">511</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">512</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-513&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-513 (page does not exist)">513</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">514</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">515</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-516&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-516 (page does not exist)">516</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_V-517&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV V-517 (page does not exist)">517</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-518&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-518 (page does not exist)">518</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">519</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_V-517&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV V-517 (page does not exist)">520</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-521&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-521 (page does not exist)">521</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_20" title="Dassault Falcon 20">522</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-1100&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-1100 (page does not exist)">523</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_V-524&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV V-524 (page does not exist)">524</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_BGM-110&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV BGM-110 (page does not exist)">525</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-526&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-526 (page does not exist)">526</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-527&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-527 (page does not exist)">527</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">528</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">529</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_V-530&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV V-530 (page does not exist)">530</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">531</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-532&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-532 (page does not exist)">532</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Eaglet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Eaglet (page does not exist)">533</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=LTV_V-530&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LTV V-530 (page does not exist)">534</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">535</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-536&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-536 (page does not exist)">536</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-537&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-537 (page does not exist)">537</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Eaglet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Eaglet (page does not exist)">538</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Eaglet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Eaglet (page does not exist)">539</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-540&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-540 (page does not exist)">540</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Eaglet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Eaglet (page does not exist)">541</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-550&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-550 (page does not exist)">550</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-585&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-585 (page does not exist)">585</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-600&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-600 (page does not exist)">600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">601</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">1000</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Super_V-1000&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Super V-1000 (page does not exist)">Super</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-1100&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-1100 (page does not exist)">1100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Model_1600" title="Vought Model 1600">1600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Model_1600" title="Vought Model 1600">1601</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Model_1600" title="Vought Model 1600">1602</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-2000&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-2000 (page does not exist)">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-3010&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-3010 (page does not exist)">3010</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By role</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-7" title="Vought VE-7">VE-7/VE-8/VE-9</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_VE-11&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought VE-11 (page does not exist)">VE-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-141" title="Vought V-141">V-141</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-141" title="Vought V-141">V-143</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_FU" title="Vought FU">FU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF2U" title="Vought XF2U">XF2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF3U" title="Vought XF3U">XF3U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">F4U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">XF5U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F6U_Pirate" title="Vought F6U Pirate">F6U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">F7U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">F8U/F-8</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">XF8U-3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Model_507&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Model 507 (page does not exist)">V-505/V-507</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_V-526&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought V-526 (page does not exist)">V-526</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Model_1600" title="Vought Model 1600">V-1600</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vought_Model_X-100&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vought Model X-100 (page does not exist)">X-100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scout / Attack</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_FU" title="Vought FU">UO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">O2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">O3U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O4U_Corsair" title="Vought O4U Corsair">O4U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O5U" title="Vought O5U">O5U</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">OS2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XSO2U" title="Vought XSO2U">XSO2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">SU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SBU_Corsair" title="Vought SBU Corsair">SBU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SB2U_Vindicator" title="Vought SB2U Vindicator">SB2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XSB3U" title="Vought XSB3U">XSB3U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_TBY_Sea_Wolf" title="Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf">XTBU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">AU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">A2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">A-7</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_YA-7F" title="Vought YA-7F">F</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Experimental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LTV_L450F" title="LTV L450F">L450F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-173" title="Vought V-173">V-173</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_V-326" title="Vought V-326">V-326</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XC-142" title="LTV XC-142">XC-142</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_XQM-93" title="LTV XQM-93">XQM-93</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Unbuilt</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XS2U" title="Vought XS2U">XS2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XS2U" title="Vought XS2U">XWU</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-10" title="Vought VE-10">VE-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Corsair_Junior" title="Vought Corsair Junior">V-100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By name</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Corsair</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_O2U_Corsair" title="Vought O2U Corsair">O2U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SBU_Corsair" title="Vought SBU Corsair">SBU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Corsair_Junior" title="Vought Corsair Junior">Corsair Junior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair" title="Vought F4U Corsair">F4U/AU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II" title="LTV A-7 Corsair II">A-7 (II)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vought_VE-7" title="Vought VE-7">Bluebird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">Crusader (I/II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF8U-3_Crusader_III" title="Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III">Crusader III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F7U_Cutlass" title="Vought F7U Cutlass">Cutlass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_XF5U" title="Vought XF5U">Flying Flapjack</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kingfisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F6U_Pirate" title="Vought F6U Pirate">Pirate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_TBY_Sea_Wolf" title="Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf">Sea Wolf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_SB2U_Vindicator" title="Vought SB2U Vindicator">Vindicator</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="USN_observation_aircraft_designations,_pre-1962" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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Company">Curtiss</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">OC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">O2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SOC_Seagull" title="Curtiss SOC Seagull">O3C</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Aircraft_Company" title="Douglas Aircraft Company">Douglas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O-2" title="Douglas O-2">OD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_O2D" title="Douglas O2D">O2D</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em"><a href="/wiki/G_Elias_%26_Brother" title="G Elias & Brother">Elias</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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href="/w/index.php?title=Viking_Flying_Boat_Company&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Viking Flying Boat Company (page does not exist)">Viking</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FBA_17" title="FBA 17">OO</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em"><a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_Aircraft_Company" title="Pitcairn Aircraft Company">Pitcairn</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_OP-1" title="Pitcairn OP-1">OP-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_PA-34" title="Pitcairn PA-34">OP-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em"><a href="/wiki/Vought" title="Vought">Vought</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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title="De Havilland DH.50">A8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Seagull_(1921)" title="Supermarine Seagull (1921)">A9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_III" title="Fairey III">A10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Southampton" title="Supermarine Southampton">A11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Bulldog" title="Bristol Bulldog">A12</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force">RAAF Series Two<br /><span class="nobold">1935–63</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hart" title="Hawker Hart">A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Walrus" title="Supermarine Walrus">A2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Wackett" title="CAC Wackett">A3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" 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href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">A65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Lancaster" title="Avro Lancaster">A66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Model_18_Lodestar" title="Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar">A67</a></li> <li>A68 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Mustang" title="CAC Mustang">1–200</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">500–1001</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SB2C Helldiver">A69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_PBM_Mariner" title="Martin PBM Mariner">A70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noorduyn_Norseman" title="Noorduyn Norseman">A71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">A72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_Lincoln" title="Avro Lincoln">A73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avro_York" title="Avro York">A74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percival_Proctor" title="Percival Proctor">A75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">A76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloster_Meteor" title="Gloster Meteor">A77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">A78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">A79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_H-5" title="Sikorsky H-5">A80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Freighter" title="Bristol Freighter">A81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viking" title="Vickers Viking">A82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Hornet" title="De Havilland Hornet">A83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">A84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Winjeel" title="CAC Winjeel">A85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_P.1081" title="Hawker P.1081">A86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valetta" title="Vickers Valetta">A87</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=RFD_Winged_Target&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="RFD Winged Target (page does not exist)">A88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-2_Neptune" title="Lockheed P-2 Neptune">A89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percival_Prince" title="Percival Prince">A90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Sycamore" title="Bristol Sycamore">A91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAF_Jindivik" title="GAF Jindivik">A92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAF_Jindivik" title="GAF Jindivik">A93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAC_Sabre" title="CAC Sabre">A94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-2_Beaver" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver">A95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family" title="Convair CV-240 family">A96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">A97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_180_Skywagon" title="Cessna 180 Skywagon">A98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BAC_Jet_Provost" title="BAC Jet Provost">A99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-3_Otter" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter">A100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Navy">RAN Series</a><span class="nobold"><sup>1</sup></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Firefly" title="Fairey Firefly">N1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">N2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Gannet" title="Fairey Gannet">N3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Venom" title="De Havilland Sea Venom">N4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Sycamore" title="Bristol Sycamore">N5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Vampire" title="De Havilland Vampire">N6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Wessex" title="Westland Wessex">N7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Scout" title="Westland Scout">N8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois" title="Bell UH-1 Iroquois">N9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radioplane_BTT" title="Radioplane BTT">N10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAF_Jindivik" title="GAF Jindivik">N11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_S-2_Tracker" title="Grumman S-2 Tracker">N12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-4_Skyhawk" title="Douglas A-4 Skyhawk">N13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aermacchi_MB-326" title="Aermacchi MB-326">N14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">N15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland_Sea_King" title="Westland Sea King">N16</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force">RAAF Series Three</a><br /><span class="nobold">Tri-Service series<br />1964–<span style="font-size:85%;">present</span></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_H-13_Sioux" title="Bell H-13 Sioux">A1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois" title="Bell UH-1 Iroquois">A2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III_Australian_procurement" title="Dassault Mirage III Australian procurement">A3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou" title="De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou">A4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A%C3%A9rospatiale_Alouette_III" title="Aérospatiale Alouette III">A5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viscount" title="Vickers Viscount">A6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aermacchi_MB-326" title="Aermacchi MB-326">A7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111C" title="General Dynamics F-111C">A8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-3_Orion" title="Lockheed P-3 Orion">A9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 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href="/wiki/Sikorsky_SH-60_Seahawk" title="Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk">N24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">A25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_900" title="Dassault Falcon 900">A26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems_Hawk" title="BAE Systems Hawk">A27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_MQM-107_Streaker" title="Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker">N28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaman_SH-2G_Super_Seasprite" title="Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite">N29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_E-7_Wedgetail" title="Boeing E-7 Wedgetail">A30</a></li> <li><i>A31</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Super_King_Air" title="Beechcraft Super King Air">A32</a></li> <li><i>A33</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan" title="Alenia C-27J Spartan">A34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">A35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Business_Jet" title="Boeing Business 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