SOC Seagull Photographs | World War II Database

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Indianapolis at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, view of her well deck area from port side, with light cruiser Raleigh in background, 19 Apr 1942; note SOC Seagull aircraft onboard	Commander of VGS-1 squadron Lieutenant Commander Lex L. Black making the 2,000th landing on escort carrier Long Island in a SOC-3A Seagull aircraft, 20 Apr 1942

Destroyers evacuating Lexington's crew, 8 May 1942, filmed by crew of cruiser Minneapolis, photo 1 of 2; note SOC Seagull aircraft onboard Minneapolis	Destroyers evacuating Lexington's crew, 8 May 1942, filmed by crew of cruiser Minneapolis, photo 2 of 2; note SOC Seagull aircraft onboard Minneapolis

SOC-3A Seagull aircraft of VGS-1 parked on the flight deck of escort carrier Long Island, 10 May 1942	SOC-3A Seagull aircraft catapulted from escort carrier Long Island, 21 May 1942

Vincennes at Pearl Harbor, preparing to depart for Battle of Midway, 26-28 May 1942; note SOC floatplane in foreground	View forward from USS Quincy's second conning tower, while she was at the New York Navy Yard, United States, for her last overhaul, 29 May 1942; note SOC Seagull floatplanes onboard

SOC Seagull aircraft just launched from Augusta's catapult, Casco Bay, Maine, United States, Jun 1942	Aircraft transport USS Long Island at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, 2 Jun 1942. Note F4F-4 Wildcats and SOC-3A Seagulls on the flight deck.

US Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander Maxwell Leslie's SBD aircraft crashing safely into the sea due to lack of fuel beside USS Astoria, 1348 hours, 4 Jun 1942	Cruiser USS Portland entering Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 13 Jun 1942. Note the SOC Seagull scout plane on Portland's catapult.

Crewmen spotting F4F-4 Wildcat fighter in Long Island's hangar deck, 17 Jun 1942; note other F4F-4 and SOC-3A aircraft present	SOC-3A Seagull aircraft landing on escort carrier Long Island, 17 Jun 1942

Removing a Mark XVII depth bomb from SOC Seagull aircraft of cruiser Philadelphia, 2 Jul 1942, photo 1 of 2	Removing a Mark XVII depth bomb from SOC Seagull aircraft of cruiser Philadelphia, 2 Jul 1942, photo 2 of 2

First aircraft landing aboard USS Bogue, 30 Oct 1942 in Puget Sound, Washington, United States. The plane is a Curtiss SOC-3A Seagull flown by Bogue’s first Air Officer, Commander Jack Monroe.	Passenger of SOC Seagull aircraft dropped a message capsule as it flew over cruiser Augusta during Operation Torch, North Africa, Nov 1942

SOC Seagull aircraft being recovered by cruiser Philadelphia, off North Africa, Nov 1942, photo 1 of 4	SOC Seagull aircraft being recovered by cruiser Philadelphia, off North Africa, Nov 1942, photo 2 of 4