Loening M-2 Kitten Explained

The Loening M-2 Kitten was a light aircraft produced in the United States at the end of the 1920s, for use aboard capital ships and submarines of the United States Navy (USN).

Design

The M-2 was a small monoplane designed for operation from battleships or submarines, with either floats or wheels for operations. Three aircraft were built with USN serials A442-A444;[1] the first used an ABC Gnat, but the others were powered by a Lawrance L-3 radial engine.

Loening developed a dedicated floatplane version of the M-2, the Loening M-3, of which one airframe (Navy serial A5469) was built for the Navy.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baugher . Joe . US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNs, First Series - A51 to A6001 . www.joebaugher.com . 6 February 2019.