File:Vought OS2U Kingfisher is recovered by USS Stevens (DD-479) during tests, in 1943 (80-G-299540).jpg
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English: A U.S. Navy Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplane taxiing behind the sea sled of the destroyer USS Stevens (DD-479) during tests of the ship's aircraft handling gear in 1943. The catapult-equipped destroyers were not successful and were quickly converted back into standard Fletcher-class destroyers. |
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| current | 21:43, 15 November 2019 | | 5,675 × 4,531 (9.08 MB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Photograph |description = {{en|1=A U.S. Navy Vought OS2U ''Kingfisher'' floatplane taxiing behind the sea sled of the destroyer USS ''Stevens'' (DD-479) during tests of the ship's aircraft handling gear in 1943. The catapult-equipped destroyers were not successful and were quickly converted back into standard ''Fletcher''-class destroyers.}} |depicted place = |date = {{date|1943}} |photographer = |institution = {{Institutio... |
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