Vought-OS2U-1, 2 a 3 Kingfisher

[dmoravan]

Tu je 1691 a tam sa mi to zdá ešte jasnejšie, že ide o OS2U-1 ... Aby to bolo ľahšie podľa Squadron signal publications 119 OS2U-1 reprezentujú stroje s BuNo. 1681 až 1734, OS2U-2 s BuNo. 2189 až 2288 a tiež 3073 až 3130 a OS2U-3 s BuNo. 5284 až 5941 a taktiež 5973 až 5989 a 09393 až 09692.

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Naposledy upravil dmoravan dne 09 pro 2019, 11:14, celkově upraveno 1

[jenda58]

Taky mají zmatlaný popis: OS-2U ?????

[dmoravan]

Taky mají zmatlaný popis: OS-2U ?????

Je to škoda, pretože ten aeroplán má potenciál na stavbu 2 plavákových verzií a troch kolesových verzií (ak tam započítame Os2U-1 BuNo. 1681, či XOS2U-4 BuNo. 2189/3075 s krídlami podľa designu by Ed Zap produkovanými Northrop-om) ...

[dmoravan]

Loď je určite USS North Carolina a zdá sa, že by mohlo ísť o OS2U-2 BuNo 2288 (ostrejší predok plaváku f.Vought) ...

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[dmoravan]

BuNo 2288? z USS North Carolina (plavák f. Vought) ...

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[dmoravan]

Ja tam vidím jednu koľajnicu alebo sa mýlim ?

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[dmoravan]

Obrana zadnej polosféry (že by tlmič?)...

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[Ehrenberger]

Je znám sestřel Zera nad Iwo Jimou, může být že by to byla tato mašina?

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[dmoravan]

OS2U prináležiaci Royal Australian Navy (iný typ rádiostanice a spol.?)...

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[dmoravan]

Tento komentár ku fotke netreba ani prekladať: A U.S. Navy Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher is recovered by the heavy cruiser USS Baltimore (CA-68) after she had rescued Lieutenant (JG) George M. Blair from Truk Lagoon, 18 February 1944. The plane's pilot was Lieutenant (JG) Denver F. Baxter. His radioman, ARMC Reuben F. Hickman, is on the wing, preparing to attach the plane so it can be hoisted on board. Blair's Grumman F6F Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9), from the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9), had been shot down during the dawn fighter sweep over Truk. Niekde som čítal, že tých zachránených pilotov bolo 9, viac ako všetky zostrely ...

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[dmoravan]

Vyvažovací plavák - detail ...

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[dmoravan]

Je znám sestřel Zera nad Iwo Jimou, může být že by to byla tato mašina?

Tá fotka ma zaujala a tak som pátral trocha viac (síce sa mi nepodarilo zatiaľ nájsť vzhľad tohoto Kingfisheru), ale aspoň niečo som našiel a to hovorí dost jasne čo sa stalo.:

From VCS-13 report:

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At 1420 K, 4 July 1944, OS2U-3 (Bu.#5363) was catapulted from the U.S.S. SANTA FE for a primary mission of spotting gunfire for the SANTA FE. The plane was piloted by Lt. (jg) R.W. Hendershott, USNR, and Hickman, A.E. ARM2c, USNR was the gunner. The SANTA FE was a part of a bombardment group composed of CruDiv 13 plus the U.S.S. DENVER and escorting destroyers. The mission of this group was the bombardment of the airstrip and installations on Iwo Jima.

We arrived on spotting station at approximately 1435 K, at an altitude of 3500 feet and 3 miles east of Iwo Jima. At this altitude, I was just above the cloud cover and had an excellent view of Iwo Jima. During this time, I was accompanied by a Kingfisher from the U.S.S. BILOXI.

At 1445 K, two F6F’s from our combat air patrol flew down close to us from above, apparently letting us know that they were covering us. The knowledge that these F6F’s were giving us supposedly close cover nearly proved fatal for my gunner and myself a few minutes later.

The radio operator on the ship notified me that firing would commence in eight minutes, and I carefully noted the time. It was 1450. Almost at the same instant, enemy anti-aircraft batteries commenced shooting at my plane and I moved away from the area to the eastward for a few minutes to get out of range. As I turned my plane away, Hickman informed me on ICS that three Jap fighters were taking off from the southern runway on Iwo Jima. I told Hickman to keep me informed as to their position. The SANTA FE opened fire on the southern end of the runway, with the main battery, at approximately 1500 K. The cloud cover was between me and the Island; consequently, I could give no observation. Hickman informed me that the Jap fighters were below us spiraling up, The SANTA FE fired its second main battery salvo and I was still not in position for observation. All this time, I was assuming that our CAP would take care of the Jap fighters. The third main battery salvo. was in the air when the three Jap fighters hit me. The BILOXI plane was nowhere in sight, probably maneuvering into a cloud as soon as he observed the Jap fighters taking off from Iwo Jima.

All the runs made by the Zero's were from directly astern or from below and astern. Their recoveries from each run consisted of passing below me, then zooming up ahead of me as they regained their altitude. Things happened so fast that I don't remember the exact sequence of the fighters' runs. Each fighter made two or three runs apiece. One of the fighters made a direct stern approach and, as the range closed, Hickman fired 100 rounds of 30 Cal. directly into the engine, firing between the horizontal stabilizer and the vertical stabilizer on the starboard side. Hickman's fire evidently killed the Jap pilot instantly, because, as the "Zeke" passed my plane his port wing hit my starboard wing and ripped about a foot and a half of the' wing tip completely off of my aircraft. The Jap fighter did not again appear in view above my cowling and was observed by Hickman to crash into the sea out of control. This was also observed by lookouts and gunnery control officers on the SANTA FE. On one run, one of the fighters was coming up from below and astern. His fire went around and between my legs, into the fire wall, through the oil tank, and out the cowling. The oil spurted over the entire windshield, cockpit and fuselage. The oil that came into the cockpit was blown over me by the floor vent draft and I was completely drenched from head to foot with oil. The heat of the oil and smoke led me to believe that we were on fire, and in desperation I shouted at Hickman, over the radio, to bail out. Luckily his head phones had blown off his head and he didn't hear my order. This was the one time that I had noted my altitude; we were at 1800 feet. I was kicking the rudder pedals and pumping the stick as fast as my arms and legs would work. The fighters made a couple more runs on me, but broke off the engagement, as I was close to the destroyer screen and about fifty feet off the water. As soon as I was inside the destroyer screen I was amazed to see that the plane was completely riddled by machine gun fire and that the only place we had not been hit was in the fore and after cockpits. All my oil was gone and the oil pressure read zero. My fuel pressure also read zero. The forward end of the port wing tip float was cut completely off and a gaping hole was the only thing that remained. The starboard wing tip was entirely gone, but I still had good aileron control throughout. The empennage was full of holes and the fabric surfaces on the wings and tail controls were nothing but a mass of "Irish pennants," fluttering in the wind.

I proceeded down the port side of the cruiser column, one thousand yards abeam. Directly opposite the third ship in column I made a slow turn to the right. Just as I straightened out into the wind, the motor froze, and I made a fairly normal full stall landing. The plane remained afloat about 20 seconds, until the port wing tip float filled with water. The plane turned over and Hickman and I were able to scramble up on the main float. There were still enough undamaged compartments in the main float to keep it about ten inches above the surface. We were only on the float for a few minutes, when the destroyer BURNS approached and took us aboard. The plane was later sunk when the BURNS rammed the wreckage

Conclusions

1. CAP should be placed about 1 or 2 thousand feet above spotting planes, with a high cover over them.

2. Neither Hickman nor myself was injured, except that I had some very small pieces of metal or shrapnel in my legs.

3. The OS2U-3 is a plane that can take almost anything that the Japs can dish out.

4. The radio worked excellently throughout the entire engagement and practically everything I said was copied by the radio operator on the ship.

5. Almost everyone topside of the SANTA FE and destroyer screen was an eyewitness to the engagement.

6. I would be extremely pleased to see more suitable aircraft placed at the disposal of the cruiser and battleship aviators - a plane that can take it and dish it out like a fighter.

7. At no time during the engagement did the Jap Zeros attempt any runs from abeam, ahead, or above. All the Zeros approached from below and astern except the one that Hickman shot down; he approached from directly astern, at the same altitude.

R.W. Hendershott.

ENDS

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[dmoravan]

Zoznam zničených/havarovaných OS2U Kingfisherov ... https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/OS2U.htm . Podobný zoznam pre OS2U-2 BuNo. 2189 až 2285 a 3073 až 3114 ... http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/ ... ries1.html ; pre OS2U-3 BuNo. 5284 až 5989 ... http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/ ... ries2.html ; pre OS2U-3 BuNo. 09407 až 09691 a pre OS2N-1 BuNo. 01217 až 01513 ... http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/ ... ries1.html.

Naposledy upravil dmoravan dne 19 pro 2019, 19:40, celkově upraveno 7

[dmoravan]

Jeden z Kingfisher-ov USS Santa Fe (možno práve BuNo. 5363). Posádka USS Santa Fé sa pokúša pomôcť pri hasení požiaru na USS Franklin. Vyzerá to na plavák v rovnakej farbe ako krídla ...

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[dmoravan]

Krížnik Murmansk a jeden z jeho Kingfisherov ...

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