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From a George Retelas February, 2022 Facebook post (Found by my Google search for Keith Diz Laird): Dean S. "Diz" Laird (born February 7, 1921) is the only U.S. Navy ace to have combat victories in both the Pacific and European theaters of World War II. In this new short film I produced for the USS Hornet Museum, Diz recalls his first combat flight in a F4F Wildcat with VF-4 "The Red Rippers" against the German Luftwaffe (a Junkers Ju-88 and a Heinkel He-115) on October 4, 1943 near Norway. He later added three more strikes against Japanese aircraft in the Pacific theater in a F6F Hellcat to become an "Ace". Diz Laird currently volunteers as a docent aboard the USS Hornet Museum where the ship has restored an FM-2 Wildcat that was recovered from the bottom of Lake Michigan. "Two Down, Three to Go" (5min): youtu.be/CtVOnYvv4Uw USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum American Fighter Aces Association & Friends The Tailhook Association Naval History & Heritage Command U.S. Naval Air Forces The Red Rippers

Here is a link to color film posted to YouTube by George Mihal, of this Sikorsky S-42, named "Brazilian Clipper", and registered as NC-822M (c/n 4200), being hauled ashore at Pan American's Miami terminal at Dinner Key in 1936. Also captured in the film is a Pan Am Consolidated Model 16 Commodore, registered as NC-669M (c/n 13), also being brought ashore on its beaching gear: YouTube - George Mihal: "Dinner Key, Florida 1936 Pan Am, Brazilian Clipper, NC-669M & NC-822M"

The plane is a vought OS2U Kingfisher.