In March 1942, this aircraft was assigned to the battleship USS Indiana. Lt. j.g. Rollin M. Batten Jr. was awarded the Navy Cross for making a daring rescue in this airplane under heavy enemy fire on July 4, 1944.
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OS2U-3 Kingfisher
The Kingfisher was the U.S. Navy's primary ship-based, scout and observation aircraft in World War II. For antisubmarine work, the Kingfisher could carry two 100 lb bombs or two 325 lb depth charges. It had a fixed .30 caliber machine gun in front of the pilot and a .30 caliber machine gun for the gunner seated behind the pilot.