| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 9969 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss SOC Seagull |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss SOC Seagull |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull |
| C/n (msn): | 12037 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: NOP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 April 1938 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 580622 |
| Photo Comment |
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At the time of the photo attached to the Anacostia naval air station. This aircraft saw war service as a catapult-launched floatplane. Lost off Rennell Island in South Pacific Feb 8, 1943 when operating off the USS Louisville. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 23 June 2023, and has since been viewed 451 times. |