Artifact Gallery:
Battleship USS Iowa Museum Los Angeles collects relevant artifacts to help tell the story of the ship and the Surface Navy to a broad audience. Below you will find some of our accessioned artifacts in our collection. Not all items are on display and are monitored according to our collections management policy.
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2G IOWA's Vought OS2U Kingfisher float planes
A Kingfisher float plane is airborne after being launched off one of IOWA's catapults. US Navy photograph.
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Three Kingfishers are flying in formation aft of IOWA. Note the large searchlights on the aft stack. BuAer 238830.
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This Kingfisher will be craned back on board after hooking a trailing sled in the ship's wake. USN photograph.
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A Kingfisher float plane is being guided back onto its catapult after being craned on board. US Navy photograph.
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