Rescue off Truk
A Vought OS2U Kingfisher picks up two US Navy airmen downed off Truk, 30 April 1944. Note the second Kingfisher circling in background, and the bright dye spilled in the sea by the aviators, to attract searching aircraft.
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| Source: Arnold W. Olson A Vought OS2U Kingfisher picks up two US Navy airmen downed off Truk, 30 April 1944. Note the second Kingfisher circling in background, and the bright dye spilled in the sea by the aviators, to attract searching aircraft. |
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