This page features views of Curtiss SOC scout-observation planes being recovered by ships after landing on the water.
For additional views of SOC aircraft, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
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Photo #: NH 93166 Curtiss SOC scout observation floatplane Taxies onto the recovery mat alongside USS Houston (CA-30), to be picked up by the cruiser's aircraft crane, circa 1938. USS Portland (CA-33) is in the distance, also recovering a seaplane. Courtesy of Otto Schwartz, 1982. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 545 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 47007 Convoy to Iceland, September 1941 USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) hoists in a Curtiss SOC scout-observation plane after a patrol. View looks aft on the cruiser's starboard side, with midships' 5"/25 guns in the foreground. Another SOC is resting on the starboard catapult. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 545 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-21926 USS Memphis (CL-13) A Curtiss SOC "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft taxiis up alongside the cruiser for recovery, after landing in the water slick created when the ship turned to starboard, circa early 1942. Note recovery gear at right. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 107KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-21927 USS Memphis (CL-13) A Curtiss SOC "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft hooks onto the recovery mat, in preparation for being hoisted on board, circa early 1942. Note flags marking the mat's front edges, and men watching from the whaleboat in the lower right. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 141KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-21925 USS Memphis (CL-13) A Curtiss SOC "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft is lowered onto the cruiser's starboard catapult, after recovery, circa early 1942. Note crewmen wearing tropical white uniforms, searchlights alongside smokestacks, 3"/50 anti-aircraft guns in front of the catapult and .50 caliber machine guns behind it. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 123KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-470062 Curtiss SOC "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft Taxiis toward the ship's stern, for recovery by USS Philadelphia (CL-41), during the North African operation, November 1942. Photographed by Lieutenant Horace Bristol, USNR. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 84KB; 650 x 675 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-470061 Curtiss SOC "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft Is lifted from the sea as it is recovered by USS Philadelphia (CL-41), during the North African operation, November 1942. Photographed by Lieutenant Horace Bristol, USNR. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 85KB; 650 x 675 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-470060 Curtiss SOC "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft Is hoisted on board USS Philadelphia (CL-41), during the North African operation, November 1942. Note crewmen holding lines to steady the plane as the aircraft crane swings it inboard. Photographed by Lieutenant Horace Bristol, USNR. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 89KB; 645 x 675 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-470059 Curtiss SOC "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft Is unhooked from the crane after recovery by USS Philadelphia (CL-41), during the North African operation, November 1942. Photographed by Lieutenant Horace Bristol, USNR. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 89KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-79418 Curtiss SOC-1 "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft Is hoisted from the water, during recovery by its parent cruiser, July 1943. The plane wears the markings of Cruiser Scouting Squadron Seven. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 124KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-55338 Wake Island raid, 5-6 October 1943 A Curtiss SOC "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft is lowered onto the port catapult of USS Minneapolis (CA-36), after it returned from spotting gunfire during the 5 October bombardment. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 99KB; 740 x 555 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For additional views of SOC aircraft, see:
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If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 21 April 2001
Coding updated 7 May 2009