| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 1150 |
| Military Code: | 3-O-3 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss SOC Seagull |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Naval Aircraft Factory SON-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Naval Aircraft Factory SON-1 |
| C/n (msn): | [ 1150 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | USS Idaho / VO-3 |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Pacific Ocean / Off-Hawaii [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity) |
| Region / Country: | Hawaii, United States |
| Ship / Rig: | USS Idaho BB42 |
| Photo Date: | September 1940 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 766577 |
| Photo Comment |
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The 64 SON-1s built by the Naval Aircraft Factory were essentially Curtiss SOC-3 Seagulls. The 3-O-3 code indicates the third aircraft of the first section (red lower half of nose) of VO-3 (blue tailfin), thus assigned to the first ship in the 3rd Battleship Division, USS Idaho. See photo 422633 for more on this and note that VO-3 was converting to the OS2U Kingfisher around this time. Idaho sent to Atlantic in 1941 but returned to Pacific after Pearl Harbor. Photo by: Carl Mydans / Life This photo was added on 9 January 2025, and has since been viewed 179 times. |