Warplanes of the USA: Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk

Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk

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Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk on the catapult of the USS Iowa, ca 1945.

The Curtiss SC Seahawk was a scout seaplane designed by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the United States Navy during the Second World War. The existing Curtiss SO3C Seamew and Vought OS2U Kingfisher were gradually replaced by the Seahawk in the late stages of the war and into peacetime. (Wikipedia)

None appear to have been preserved.

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Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk sea plane on the sea wall at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in 1946.

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Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk (BuNo. 35299).

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Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk with wings folded.

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Curtiss XSC-1 Seahawk prototype (BuNo. 34096),

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Curtiss XSC-1 Seahawk (BuNo. 35298) at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland (USA), on 15 October 1945.

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Curtiss SC-2 Seahawk (BuNo. 119529) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland,, 23 September 1947.

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Curtiss SC-1 Sea Hawk, 31 July, 1944.

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Seahawk on board USS Birmingham.

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Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk reconnaissance floatplane is being hoisted aboard the light cruiser USS Manchester (CL-83). Manchester was part of the task group around the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-41) during a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 29 October 1947 to 11 March 1948.

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USS Alaska recovering a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk in March 1945, during the Iwo Jima operation. The aircraft is awaiting pickup by the ship's crane after taxiing onto a landing mat.