Warplanes of the USA: Curtiss SOC Seagull, US Navy
Curtiss SOC Seagull (USN Photo) USN Lieutenant Commander Lex L. Black, commanding officer of Auxiliars Scouting Squadron 1 (VGS-1), makes the 2000th landing on the escort carrier USS Long Island (AVG-1), 20 April 1942. He was flying a Curtiss SOC-3A Seagull. Note the lowered flaps and the deployed leading edge slats on the upper wing. The Curtiss … Read more