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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 80523 Curtiss SOC-3 scout-observation floatplane In flight, soon after delivery to Observation Squadron Two (VO-2B), 1938. The plane is assigned to USS California (BB-44). Note the "Winged Pelican" VO-2 insignia on the aircraft, .30 caliber machine gun in its after cockpit and extended leading-edge slats on the upper wing. Courtesy of Howard F. Ailes, 1974. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 62KB; 740 x 580 pixels

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17 April 2001