#Vought UO-1

[lonestarflight]

Vought OU-1 Seaplane assigned to USS OKLAHOMA (BB-37) flies overhead, near San Diego, California.

Date: February 23, 1930

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[lonestarbattleship]

A Vought UO-1 from USS Trenton (CL-11) taxis past a tug in the harbor of Durban, South Africa, circa June 25 to July 1, 1924.

NHHC: 43423

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[airmanisr]

Perma_001104 Permann Collection Image by SDASM Archives Via Flickr: Vought VE-7 A6478 originally intended as UF-1 Fighter but built as UO-1 unarmed observation aircraft.--Permann Collection Image--Please tag these photos so information can be recorded.---Note: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.)--Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum

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[usaac-official]

A Vought UO-1 makes the first landing aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3), likely 1926-1927.  Note the strange arresting wire arrangement, designed to keep the aircraft from blowing over the side of the ship, which was replaced in 1931

#us navy #usn #UO-1 #warbird #aviation history

[aviationhistory]

Off New England, a United States Coast Guard Vought UO-1 becomes the first aircraft to assist in the capture of a rum-runner.

#aviation #history #aircraft #aerospace

[lonestarbattleship]

Vought UO-1 is catapulted from USS West Virginia (BB-48) during Pacific Fleet target practice, off the California coast, circa 1926.

Photo copied from the "New York Times," June 30, 1926.

NHHC: NH 44635

[lonestarbattleship]

An officer and an enlisted crewmen standing next to a Vought UO-1 floatplane on the deck of USS Texas (BB-35), sometime between November 1926 to July 1928.

“The October 1928 issue of the ship’s weekly newspaper states a catapult launch of the UO-1 was quite a jolt for the 2,600 lbs airplane was launched by a catapult designed to launch a 6,500 lbs airplane.”

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[lonestarbattleship]

USS Oklahoma (BB-37) in drydock, circa 1920s.

Note :the Vought UO-1 floatplane on the stern catapult.

No. 2000.003.001

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[lonestarbattleship]

USS Texas (BB-35): Launching of aircraft

As she was one of her first battleships to be fitted and launch aircraft, she went through several modifications to launch and support aircraft. The first Installation were simple wood platforms to launched wheeled aircraft into the wind. She had two platforms installed, on top of turret No. 2 in Jarrow Slake, England on November 4, 1918 and another on turret No. 4 in New York Navy Yard in January 1919.

She launched her first aircraft, a Soptwoch Camel, on March 10, 1919. Later she had Hanriot HD2, to replace the camels.

These aircraft would land at nearby runway, or a big enough empty field, and were then transported to the nearest port where they could be loaded back on the Battleship.

This found to be inadequate, so the first floatplane, a Vought UO-1 replaced the Hanriot HD2 in the fall of 1923. These planes would be lowered into the water from small crane on the stern and take off from the water.

When USS Texas underwent her modernization and overhaul in 1925 and 1926, the Navy added a catapult to Turret No. 3.

This is capable of launching an aircraft up to 6500 pounds to 55 mph and used powdered charge instead of steam to launch them.

I'm sure some of you have see later battleships with catapults on the stern, like the fast battleships or standard type battleships during the interwar period. She never received one due to the her limited deck space. This limited her aircraft compliment to three at any one time, while the Nevada Class and on could carry four.

When not in use, all three aircraft were stored on the catapult itself. When it time to launch one, two were picked up and placed on the deck.

She had 10 different models of floatplanes in her career and to see more about them, click here.

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BPL: 08_06_005583

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[lonestarbattleship]

USS Texas (BB-35): Aviation

While writing my USS Texas modification series, I found I needed to do a dedicated post on the different observation float planes shes had over her career.

These aircraft were used from scouting, to rescue and to spotting enemy positions and radioing back to ship for better accuracy.

She had 10 different models assigned to her.

1. Sopwith Camel (December 13, 1918 to June 19, 1919)

Note: three were brought back to the US from Europe for testing and 1 or 2 were tested and launched from her in the spring and summer of 1919.

2. Hanriot HD2 (July 14, 1919 to September 28, 1919)

3. Vought UO-1 (fall 1923 to July 3, 1928)

Note: this particular UO-1 was assigned to USS Texas before her modernization and came back after it was complete.

4. Loeing OL-6 (January 1, 1927 to June 27, 1928)

Note: The ship’s newspaper, the Texas Steer, referred to it as “the duck”. It did not have anything good to say and commented that it leaked oil badly.

5. Vought O2U-1 Corsair (June 28, 1928 to June 1930)

Note: Vought company apparently loved the name Corsair and reused it several times, including the famous F4U Corsair. It wasn't until after the F4U did they add a roman numeral to distinguish each model.

6. Vought O2U-3 Corsair (June 1930 to June 1931)

7. Vought O3U-1 Corsair (June 1931 to June 1936)

Note: this model is nearly indistinguishable from the previous and since Tumblr limits me to 10 pictures per post, I decided not to include a picture.

8. Vought O3U-3 Corsair (1934 to Summer 1937)

9. Curtiss SOC-3 Seagull (October 16, 1939 to April 29, 1941)

10. Vought OS2U Kingfisher (Summer 1941 to December 12, 1945 )

She carried complement of 2 or 3 of these aircrafts during WWII. During the Invasion of North Africa in November of 1942, one airplane sank and another bombed enemy tanks. After the invasion, Walter Chronkite flew off USS Texas in a kingfisher when the ship was within range of Norfolk. He was the first to report back on the event and launched his career.

During the invasion of Normandy, the airplanes and catapult were removed and the pilots were given Spitfires to fight German fighters and be spotters.

During the invasion of Okinawa, one sank during recovery due to damage from anti-aircraft fire and another strafed small Japanese boats.

To read more, read my post on it: link

Bonus: a drone (~January 1945 to ~August 1945)

These were brought onboard for AA target training and practice.

To see how they were launched, see my post here.

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[lonestarbattleship]

USS Oklahoma (BB-37) in drydock, in the 1920s.

Note: the Vought UO-1 observation aircraft on the stern catapult.

U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation: No. 2000.003.001

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[usaac-official]

A Vought UO-1 observation plane aboard USS Lexington (CV-2), likely late 1920s

#us navy #usn #UO-1 #warbird #crew #aviation history

[aviationhistory]

Off New England, a United States Coast Guard Vought UO-1 becomes the first aircraft to pursue a rum-runner.

#aviation #history #aircraft #aerospace

[airmanisr]

Arthur Bussy Collection Image by SDASM Archives Via Flickr: PictionID:53064672 - Catalog:Bussy_0024 - Title:Vought UO-1 A-6719 Hampton Roads c29 - Filename:Bussy_0024.tif - Image from the Arthur Busy Special Collection-----PLEASE TAG this image with any information you know about it, so that we can permanently store this data with the original image file in our Digital Asset Management System.--------------SOURCE INSTITUTION: if you would like a hi-res copy San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive

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[airmanisr]

Ray Wagner Collection Image by SDASM Archives Via Flickr: PictionID:45241031 - Catalog:16_006369 - Title:Vought UO-1 landplane Vought photo - Filename:16_006369.TIF - - Image from the Ray Wagner collection. Ray Wagner was Archivist at the San Diego Air and Space Museum for several years and is an author of several books on aviation --- ---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum

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[airmanisr]

Ray Wagner Collection Image by SDASM Archives Via Flickr: PictionID:45241017 - Catalog:16_006368 - Title:Vought UO-1 US Navy photo - Filename:16_006368.TIF - - Image from the Ray Wagner collection. Ray Wagner was Archivist at the San Diego Air and Space Museum for several years and is an author of several books on aviation --- ---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum

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