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    The Curtiss SOC Seagull was an American single-engined scout observation seaplane, designed by Alexander Solla of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for the...
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    The Curtiss SO3C Seamew was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation as a replacement for the SOC Seagull as the United States Navy's standard floatplane...
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  • of reports produced during an audit Curtiss SOC Seagull, a US Navy scout observation seaplane produced by Curtiss, first in service in 1935 Marine expeditionary...
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    1930s. Intended to replace the Curtiss SOC Seagull in service as a scout aboard cruisers, it proved superior to the Curtiss SO3C in evaluation, but failed...
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  • The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, with factories and operations in and...
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  • as the Douglas SBD Dauntless and "scout observation" such as the Curtiss SOC Seagull, and the term lost meaning, becoming a generic term for a US Navy...
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    launched scouting aircraft. The contract was won by Curtiss who went on to produce the SOC Seagull; only one O5U was built. The United States Navy contracted...
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    planes were built for the Omaha class light cruiser catapults. The Curtiss SOC Seagull became the dominant United States Navy catapult seaplane in 1935...
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    United States Navy during the late 1930s. Intended to replace the Curtiss SOC Seagull in service aboard battleships, it proved inferior to the Vought OS2U...
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    and even its predecessor, the Curtiss SOC Seagull, served much longer than planned, as the planned successor, the Curtiss SO3C Seamew, suffered from an...
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    Navy, but only one was built, the production contract going to Curtiss for the SOC Seagull. In 1933, the United States Navy had a requirement to replace...
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  • World War II. Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina - Amphibian flying boat Curtiss SOC-4 Seagull - Floatplane Douglas RD-4 Dolphin - Flying boat Fairchild J2K -...
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    Boeing P-29 CAC Ceres CAC Wirraway Curtiss F7C Seahawk Curtiss Falcon Curtiss O-52 Curtiss P-6S Hawk Curtiss SOC Seagull de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter...
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  • recoilless rifle Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina amphibian flying boat Curtiss SOC-4 Seagull floatplane Douglas RD-4 Dolphin amphibian flying boat Fairchild...
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    comparable role, configuration, and era Arado Ar 196 Aichi E16A Curtiss SOC Seagull Kawanishi E15K Northrop N-3PB Vought OS2U Kingfisher Yokosuka E14Y...
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    Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Arado Ar 196 Curtiss SOC Seagull Fokker C.XI Hawker Osprey Mitsubishi F1M Supermarine Walrus Related...
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    brief lull at 0730 permitted Augusta to launch her remaining two Curtiss SOC Seagulls, but 10 minutes later the enemy guns opened up again; several near...
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    redesignated C-45 in 1962 C: Curtiss SNC Falcon J: North American SNJ Texan SN2J V: Vultee SNV Valiant C: Curtiss SOC Seagull SO2C Seagull SO3C Seamew E: Bellanca...
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    these were Vought VE-9s, then Vought UO-1s, the ship then operated Curtiss SOC Seagulls from 1935, and Vought OS2U Kingfishers after 1940. During her career...
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    510 mi) at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). She carried four Curtiss SOC Seagull floatplanes for aerial reconnaissance, which were launched by a pair...
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    Yard, 19 April 1942. Closeup view of her well deck area, from the port side. Note her forward smokestack, catapults, and Curtiss SOC Seagull aircraft....
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  • Italy 1940 11 Curtiss SC Seahawk United States 1944 577 Curtiss SO3C Seamew United States 1942 795 United Kingdom Curtiss SOC Seagull United States 1935...
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  • P-6 Hawk fighter Curtiss P-36 Hawk fighter Curtiss SBC Helldiver carrier-based dive bomber Curtiss SOC Seagull observation De Havilland USD-4 bomber Douglas...
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    delayed traveling overland to Gela. Boise and Savannah launched Curtiss SOC Seagull observation seaplanes at 06:00 to locate targets and perform gunnery...
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  • SNC Curtiss SOC Seagull Curtiss SO2C Curtiss SO3C Seamew Curtiss Albany Flyer Curtiss America Curtiss Autoplane Curtiss Banshee Express Curtiss Canuck...
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    XSBA-1 produced by NAF under license SON Seagull - observation floatplane, variant of the Curtiss SOC Seagull produced by NAF SP - racing monoplane built...
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    510 mi) at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). She carried four Curtiss SOC Seagull floatplanes for aerial reconnaissance, which were launched by a pair...
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    on 25 December 1946. Carrying one Sikorsky HO3S-1 helicopter, one Curtiss SOC Seagull amphibian, and tending three Martin PBM-5 Mariner flying boats; she...
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    Kingfisher floatplanes, delivered in the late summer. Also, a number of Curtiss SOC Seagull floatplanes were present. Houston carried four, Marblehead two, and...
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    seaplane tender Elba. Rogers Airlines operated a postwar fleet of ten Curtiss Seagulls as late as 1927. The aircraft flew routes out of Miami and Nassau in...
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