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80-G-K-14569 Curtiss SC-1 -SEAHAWK floatplane scout

Curtiss SC-1 -SEAHAWK floatplane scout
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Title: Curtiss SC-1 -SEAHAWK floatplane scout
Caption: Warms up its engine at a Pacific Base, circa 1944-45. Note beaching gear and ladder, the former bearing markings of VCS-10 and SOSU-17 plane wears the insignia of unit SOSU -1, a bird flying with a mechanic ' tool box gripped in its feet. SOSU means Scout-Observation-Service Unit. Note APS-4 radar pod under wing.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-14569
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: Color
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