U-576 and VC-9

[Laurent Rizzotti]

I found the idea of a carrier unit to be equipped with OS2U-3 floatplanes curious, but I am corrected, it is true.

The war diary for VS-9 for March and April 1942 is available on fold3 and shows that it was equiped with Vindicators and SNJ in March and received OS2U-3 in April, sending shortly after a detachment of 6 Kingfishers and crews to Cherry Point.
See: http://www.fold3.com/image/267817985/

And a new search enabled me to find the combat report of the two crews of VS-9 involved:
http://www.fold3.com/image/268061176/
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