Vought OS2U Kingfisher

[Snautzer01]

Original 1942 Air Ministry Photo of a Fleet Air Arm Vought Kingfisher I (2) | eBay

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks weird with wheels.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Dana Bell]

OS2U near NAS San Diego, 30 August 1945:

Scanned from a badly degraded color transparency (80-GK-6265) at the National Archives, College Park.

While much of the original color has been "restored" via PhotoShop, the color scheme of this aircraft is somewhat of a mystery. While the vertical tail seems to be Intermediate Blue, the rest of the aircraft seems to be painted Glossy Sea Blue. The three yellow wing stripes may be repeated on the left wing, but there's no indication of the stripes' purpose...

Cheers,



Dana

 

[Snautzer01]

Original 1940's WWII Photograph of US Navy Scout Seaplanes Flying in Air | eBay

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

aircraft photo RARE colour photo Vought OS2U Kingfisher - US Navy | eBay

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

9 PHOTOS HYDRAVIONS 1942 BASE AERO NAVALE CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS (reproductions). | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

9 PHOTOS HYDRAVIONS 1942 BASE AERO NAVALE CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS (reproductions). | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

WW2 Picture Photo US Navy Vought OS2U Kingfisher following an aerial target 0302 | eBay

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

VOUGHT VS2U OS2 KINGFISHER PLAN BLUEPRINTS DRAWINGS WWII NAVY floatplane faa | eBay

 

[Dana Bell]

VOUGHT VS2U OS2 KINGFISHER PLAN BLUEPRINTS DRAWINGS WWII NAVY floatplane faa | eBay


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It asstonishes me that ANYONE (other than Vought) would think they had the authority to copyright these drawings...

Cheers,



Dana

 

[Snautzer01]

Where have you read that about the copyright? The seller i mean.

 

[Dana Bell]

Where have you read that about the copyright? The seller i mean.

Hi Snautzer,

I wasn't referring to the seller, but to the copyright notification at the top of most of the drawings. It's bogus, since the folks claiming copyright were neither the creators nor the purchasers of the original rights. The seller is perfectly OK selling the drawings in this case, and you're perfectly fine - and much appreciated - posting the drawings here.

Cheers,



Dana

 

[FowellBox]

Fleet Air Wing Four OS2U Kingfisher in Aleutians | eBay

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Why is there a disc on the right wing? Have they painted out the star or not painted it on yet?

 

[at6]

Whether with wheels or floats, the Kingfisher is beautiful by any standard. I saw one in Palm Springs in 1998. It was on loan from the NASM.

 

[Snautzer01]

WWII US Navy Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-1, Grumman XF5F Skyrocket 1942 MAGAZINE PHOTO | eBay