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Two Kingfishers


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Took this picture last September on the battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, NC. Walking up the brow I saw a Kingfisher on the mooring line and its namesake OS2U Kingfisher on deck.

 

 

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Very nice shot...timeless, no clutter...imagine flying that on a bombing run...is that on a catapult? or sea launched

It's catapult launched. However, the catapults are not on the battleship. They were taken off when she was in mothballs. [i haven't won the big lottery so haven't been able to have a set made]. The raised platform just in front of the Kingfisher center float is where a catapult was mounted. There's a similar one on the starboard side.

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