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United States
Army/Air Force (1924 - 1962)

Observation Amphibian: Due to the lack of airfields in some areas of the world prior to World War II, the U.S. Army purchased amphibious aircraft as observation aircraft.  By the end of World War II these aircraft were mostly used for search and rescue purposes.

Mission Aircraft
Observation Amphibian Loening OA-1
Loening OA-2
Sikorsky Y1OA-8
Consolidated OA-10 Catalina
Sikorsky OA-11
Grumman OA-12 Duck

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