British Royal Navy Kingfisher, Extremely dangerous flying job, a tough and lonely job

A British Royal Navy

Kingfisher being lifted back

on deck. This shows that the backseat crewman had to be a bit of a highwire artist as well as manning a machine gun and binoculars. And what is not seen are the really bad wind and sea conditions that often made this type of flying job

extremely dangerous. And yet Kingfisher air crews rarely got the glory of fighter pilots.

It was a tough and lonely job.

OS2U Kingfisher Navy Scout A British Royal Navy Kingfisher being lifted back on deck. This shows that the backseat crewman had to be a bit of a highwire artist as well as manning a machine gun and binoculars. And what is not seen are the really bad wind and sea conditions that often made this type of flying job extremely dangerous. And yet Kingfisher air crews rarely got the glory of fighter pilots. It was a tough and lonely job. The Royal Navy had about 100 Kingfishers as part of America's Lend-Lease Program. Kingfisher's usually kept their engines running while being hoisted aboard to maintain control.

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