| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 2194 |
| Military Code: | 2D1-S-2 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought-Sikorsky V-310 OS2U Kingfisher |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought-Sikorsky V-310 OS2U Kingfisher |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-2 Kingfisher |
| C/n (msn): | [ 2194 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VS-2 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | North Kingstown - Quonset Point NAS Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Rhode Island, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 27 February 1941 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 680459 |
| Photo Comment |
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Photo taken well before the 12 July 1941 dedication of NAS Quonset Point. The new Building 2 was known as the Neutrality Patrol Hangar. The Kingfisher was used for 'inner patrol', up to 50 miles offshore. US military aircraft did not traditionally wear fuselage roundels. The 'Neutrality Patrol Star' was added from March 1940 on naval aircraft patrolling the USA's Atlantic and Caribbean coastlines. Though the OS2U-2 aircraft are new, the roundel's placement looks like an improvisation. The biplane is a Grumman JF Duck with inter-aileron struts. Photo from: Library of Congress This photo was added on 24 April 2024, and has since been viewed 138 times. |