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Oiler Patoka at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, 11 Feb 1940; note two SOC floatplanes amidshipsMidshipmen and sailors boarding a 50-foot motor launch from New York, during the summer 1940 US Naval Academy MidshipmenUS Navy Aviation MachinistTuscaloosa hoisting a SOC Seagull floatplane from the sea, while en route to Iceland, Sep 1941; note another SOC aircraft on starboard catapult
Oiler Patoka at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, 11 Feb 1940; note two SOC floatplanes amidshipsMidshipmen and sailors boarding a 50-foot motor launch from New York, during the summer 1940 US Naval Academy Midshipmen's cruise; note SOC-3 Seagull floatplanes of Observation Squadron Five onboardUS Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate polishing the propeller of a SOC Seagull floatplane at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, United States, circa 1940-41Tuscaloosa hoisting a SOC Seagull floatplane from the sea, while en route to Iceland, Sep 1941; note another SOC aircraft on starboard catapult
Long Island, probably off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 10 Nov 1941; note seven SOC-3A and one F2A aircraft on deckGun crew at Ford IslandView of Naval Air Station Ford Island, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; note USS Shaw (exploding) and USS Nevada; PBY, OS2U, and SOC aircraftView of Naval Air Station Ford Island, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 8 Dec 1941; note OS2U, SOC, PBY-5, F4F-3, and TBD-1 aircraft
Long Island, probably off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 10 Nov 1941; note seven SOC-3A and one F2A aircraft on deckGun crew at Ford Island's southern tip during the Pearl Harbor attack, 7 Dec 1941; note .30 caliber machine gun, PBY and SOC aircraft, and battleship NevadaView of Naval Air Station Ford Island, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941; note USS Shaw (exploding) and USS Nevada; PBY, OS2U, and SOC aircraftView of Naval Air Station Ford Island, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 8 Dec 1941; note OS2U, SOC, PBY-5, F4F-3, and TBD-1 aircraft
SOC-3A Seagull floatplane of US Navy Scouting Squadron 201 (VS-201) parked on the deck of escort carrier Long Island, 16 Dec 1941, photo 1 of 3SOC-3A Seagull floatplane of US Navy Scouting Squadron 201 (VS-201) parked on the deck of escort carrier Long Island, 16 Dec 1941, photo 2 of 3SOC-3A Seagull floatplane of US Navy Scouting Squadron 201 (VS-201) parked on the deck of escort carrier Long Island, 16 Dec 1941, photo 3 of 3Memphis
SOC-3A Seagull floatplane of US Navy Scouting Squadron 201 (VS-201) parked on the deck of escort carrier Long Island, 16 Dec 1941, photo 1 of 3SOC-3A Seagull floatplane of US Navy Scouting Squadron 201 (VS-201) parked on the deck of escort carrier Long Island, 16 Dec 1941, photo 2 of 3SOC-3A Seagull floatplane of US Navy Scouting Squadron 201 (VS-201) parked on the deck of escort carrier Long Island, 16 Dec 1941, photo 3 of 3Memphis' Curtiss SOC Seagull scout-observation aircraft hooked onto the recovery mat, in preparation for being hoisted on board, circa early 1942
MemphisMemphisStarboard side view of the cruiser HMAS Perth, circa 1942; note camouflage using colors 507A and 507C and Seagull V aircraftSOC-3A Seagull parked on escort carrier Long Island
Memphis' Curtiss SOC Seagull scout-observation aircraft taxiing alongside the cruiser for recovery, circa early 1942Memphis' Curtiss SOC Seagull scout-observation aircraft was lowered onto her starboard catapult after recovery, circa early 1942Starboard side view of the cruiser HMAS Perth, circa 1942; note camouflage using colors 507A and 507C and Seagull V aircraftSOC-3A Seagull parked on escort carrier Long Island's snowy deck, off Argentia, Newfoundland, Jan 1942
Cruiser Salt Lake City firing her 8-in guns on either Wotje, Marshall islands on 1 Feb 1942 or Wake Island on 24 Feb 1942; note SOC Seagull floatplane onboardSOC aircraft flew over Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands, during attack on Japanese airfields by gunfire from cruisers Salt Lake City and Northampton, 1 Feb 1942; note burning ammunition and fuel dumpsUS Navy pilot Lt Wilson R. Bartlett of cruiser Chester returning from observation flight to Taroa, Marshall Islands, 1 Feb 1942; note bomb damage in background and wingtips of his SOC Seagull aircraftDestroyer USS Shaw underway in Pearl Harbor with a temporary stub bow, 8 Feb 1942; note SOC floatplane taxiing nearby
Cruiser Salt Lake City firing her 8-in guns on either Wotje, Marshall islands on 1 Feb 1942 or Wake Island on 24 Feb 1942; note SOC Seagull floatplane onboardSOC aircraft flew over Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands, during attack on Japanese airfields by gunfire from cruisers Salt Lake City and Northampton, 1 Feb 1942; note burning ammunition and fuel dumpsUS Navy pilot Lt Wilson R. Bartlett of cruiser Chester returning from observation flight to Taroa, Marshall Islands, 1 Feb 1942; note bomb damage in background and wingtips of his SOC Seagull aircraftDestroyer USS Shaw underway in Pearl Harbor with a temporary stub bow, 8 Feb 1942; note SOC floatplane taxiing nearby

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