VX-6 Otter taken at unknown location and unknown date

An outdoors appearance for this Naval Aviation Museum exhibit.

This U-1 was assigned to VX-6 in Antarctica and participated in Operation Deep Freeze II and III. After returning to the U.S., it was assigned to the US Navy Test Pilot School at NAS Patuxent River, where it was redesignated NU-1B. Its last assignment was NAS Pensacola, attached to the Naval Air Training Command for general utility use. To the museum in 1975 in flyable condition. Heavily damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, it has been restored and now is on display inside the Hangar Bay One building.

Originally designated a UC-1. Wears the markings of the Pensacola Station Flight.

Taken on strength October 24, 1956, this was one of six Navy Otters sent to Antarctica in 1957. It was the high time aircraft when returned to the USA in 1956 and overhauled. The next 5 years were spent at the Naval Air Test Centre at Patuxent River NAS, Maryland. Various other assignments across the USA until it was retired at Pensacola NAS in September 1975. Joining the Naval Aviation Museum as an outdoor exhibit, the aircraft was damaged when Hurricane Ivan passed through Pensacola in September 2004. Repaired and returned to display it was moved indoors in 2010.