File:OS2U Kingfishers aboard USS Quincy (CA-71), in August 1944 (80-G-K-1948).jpg

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English: Two Vought OS2U "Kingfisher" floatplanes warming up on the fantail of the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA-71) prior to catapult launching, probably at the time of the Invasion of Southern France, August 1944. Note barrels of Quincy´s after eight-inch guns in the foreground, hangar hatch cover and twin aircraft cranes at the ship's stern.
Depicted place Mediterranean Sea
Date August 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-08-00T00:00:00Z/10
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-K-1948
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-1948

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