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SOC-1 aircraft in landplane configuration, circa 1935SOC-1 Seagull aircraft parked at on the apron at Naval Air Station, Anacostia, DC, United States, circa Sep 1935SOC-1 Seagull aircraft parked on the seaplane apron at a Naval Air Station in the United States, 30 Oct 1935Rear Admiral Ernest King arrived aboard carrier Lexington via SOC-1 Seagull aircraft, 2 Jun 1936
SOC-1 aircraft in landplane configuration, circa 1935SOC-1 Seagull aircraft parked at on the apron at Naval Air Station, Anacostia, DC, United States, circa Sep 1935SOC-1 Seagull aircraft parked on the seaplane apron at a Naval Air Station in the United States, 30 Oct 1935Rear Admiral Ernest King arrived aboard carrier Lexington via SOC-1 Seagull aircraft, 2 Jun 1936
Indianapolis tied up to a wharf at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with US President Franklin D. Roosevelt onboard, 27 Nov 1936; note SOC floatplane on catapultClose-up view of the forward fuselage port side of battleship CaliforniaOfficers and crew of battleship Idaho posed on the after deck and after 14-in gun turrets, circa 1938; note SOC-3 Seagull floatplanes of Observation Squadron Three atop Turret #3 catapult and on deckSOC Seagull aircraft taxied onto the recovery mat of heavy cruiser Houston, 1938; heavy cruiser Portland in distance
Indianapolis tied up to a wharf at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with US President Franklin D. Roosevelt onboard, 27 Nov 1936; note SOC floatplane on catapultClose-up view of the forward fuselage port side of battleship California's SOC-3 Seagull aircraft, showing the insignia of Observation Squadron Two (VO-2B), 1938Officers and crew of battleship Idaho posed on the after deck and after 14-in gun turrets, circa 1938; note SOC-3 Seagull floatplanes of Observation Squadron Three atop Turret #3 catapult and on deckSOC Seagull aircraft taxied onto the recovery mat of heavy cruiser Houston, 1938; heavy cruiser Portland in distance
SOC-3 aircraft of US Navy Observation Squadron Two (VO-2B), 1938SOC-3 Seagull aircraft of US Navy Observation Squadron Two parked at Reeves Field, San Diego, California, United States, 1938SOC-3 Seagull aircraft stripped for maintenance in the hangar of light cruiser Savannah, 1938; note Pratt and Whitney R-1340 9-cylinder radial engineTennessee in harbor, 1938; note three SOC-3 floatplanes of Observation Squadron Two (VO-2B) aboard
SOC-3 aircraft of US Navy Observation Squadron Two (VO-2B), 1938SOC-3 Seagull aircraft of US Navy Observation Squadron Two parked at Reeves Field, San Diego, California, United States, 1938SOC-3 Seagull aircraft stripped for maintenance in the hangar of light cruiser Savannah, 1938; note Pratt and Whitney R-1340 9-cylinder radial engineTennessee in harbor, 1938; note three SOC-3 floatplanes of Observation Squadron Two (VO-2B) aboard
Two SOC-3 Seagull aircraft of Observation Squadron Two (VO-2B) parked on battleship TennesseeView on battleship California, looking aft from inside a SOC-3 floatplane atop the turret # 3 catapult, showing two more SOC-3 aircraft, 1938Rear Admiral Charles A. Blakeley of US Navy Carrier Division Two and his staff posed before SOC Seagull aircraft, Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 14 Jan 1938Battleship USS Nevada at anchor at Lahaina Roads, Territory of Hawaii, pre-war.  Note SOC Seagull scout aircraft on Nevada’s catapults.
Two SOC-3 Seagull aircraft of Observation Squadron Two (VO-2B) parked on battleship Tennessee's after capapults, 1938View on battleship California, looking aft from inside a SOC-3 floatplane atop the turret # 3 catapult, showing two more SOC-3 aircraft, 1938Rear Admiral Charles A. Blakeley of US Navy Carrier Division Two and his staff posed before SOC Seagull aircraft, Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 14 Jan 1938Battleship USS Nevada at anchor at Lahaina Roads, Territory of Hawaii, pre-war. Note SOC Seagull scout aircraft on Nevada’s catapults.
SOC-3 scout-observation floatplanes off cruiser Honolulu flying in formation, circa 1938-1939SOC-1 Seagull in flight, 2 Jul 1939Liberty party from battleship California prepared to go ashore, 1940; note SOC-3 floatplanes atop Turret #3 and on after catapultOiler Patoka off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 16 Jan 1940; note SOC floatplane amidships, with its wings folded
SOC-3 scout-observation floatplanes off cruiser Honolulu flying in formation, circa 1938-1939SOC-1 Seagull in flight, 2 Jul 1939Liberty party from battleship California prepared to go ashore, 1940; note SOC-3 floatplanes atop Turret #3 and on after catapultOiler Patoka off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 16 Jan 1940; note SOC floatplane amidships, with its wings folded

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