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NH 73762 Vought OS2U "Kingfisher" salvage

Vought OS2U "Kingfisher" salvage
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Title: Vought OS2U "Kingfisher" salvage
Caption: Which had been salvaged from Mount Buxton, Calvert Island, British Columbia, in the spring of 1964, after having been there since it crashed there on 20 August 1942. After reconstruction by the Vought Aeronautics' quarter century club, the OS2U was placed on display aboard the USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) memorial at Wilmington, North Carolina, and was dedicated on 25 June 1971. (Top) the OS2U lies in Vought's hangar, in 1970, ready for work to begin on the reconstruction. (Bottom) Reconstruction work underway.
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Catalog #: NH 73762
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Courtesy of the USS NORTH CAROLINA Battleship Commission, Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Original Medium: BW Photo
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