Pacific Aircraft Models 52/82
Wingspan: 18"
Fuselage Length: 15.25"
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The OS2U Kingfisher model airplane's paint scheme, markings and parts are extremely complete, reflecting the original airplane. This OS2U Kingfisher model airplane is definitely the ideal piece to every aviation enthusiast and avid aircraft collector, reviving the good, old flight memories and perfect display.
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OS2U Kingfisher History:
After the prototype was successfully evaluated and slightly modified, production of the OS2U-1 Kingfisher began. By November 1940, Vought delivered 54 planes.
The Vought Kingfisher was the U.S. Navy's first catapult-launched monoplane observation aircraft. It came in both float and land-based configurations, and served as observer aircraft, anti-submarine aircraft, and rescue aircraft. The most famous incident involving a Kingfisher was the rescue of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, who ditched in the Pacific in a B-17 during 1942. A Kingfisher picked up Rickenbacker and two other crew members (who still remained following a rescue the previous day) but the Kingfisher could not take off because the load was too great. The OS2U pilot taxied on the surface over 40 miles to make the nearest landfall with everyone aboard.
It was the main shipboard observation plane used by the USN during World War II. At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, all the Navy's battleships were equipped with the Kingfisher. The OS2U has also served with the US Coast Guard, the Royal Navy, the Soviet Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force.
