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The most useful carrier scout is the one available

An available aircraft can perform the scouting mission; a preferred type that the carrier does not have cannot.

Carrier Aircraft Fleet Readiness Naval Aviation Reconnaissance Aircraft

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Question

What was the most useful aircraft-carrier scout plane of the Second World War?

Short answer

The one actually available to fly the scouting mission.

Notes

The most useful carrier scout is the aircraft available to perform the reconnaissance. No specific aircraft type is selected: a preferred machine that the carrier does not have remains a hypothetical option.