Sep 20, 2025
XOSE-1 on a test flight in 1946
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XOSE-1 on a test flight in 1946
Edo XOSE-1- first flown on this date in 1946. This small floatplane was intended to replace Vought's OS2U Kingfisher in the observation and ASW roles. Instead, the Navy decided to procure helicopters.
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An Edo Aircraft Corporation XOSE-1 photographed in 1945 during a water landing
Just 8 prototype aircraft (designated XOSE-1) were built and flown in 1945. Only Eight production aircraft were built for the US Navy but none were accepted into service.