SC Seahawk | World War Photos

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: SC-1 over Patuxent River July 31, 1944

: SC in flight

: SC-1 over Patuxent River July 31, 1944 2

: SC-1 with wings folded June 1945 2

: SC Seahawk 1945

: SC-1 with wings folded June 1945

: SC recovered by USS Chicago August 1945

: SC-1 June 1945 3

: SC on board USS Duluth CL-87 June 5, 1945

: Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk of the VCS-10 1944-1945, color photo

: Curtiss SC-2 in flight

: Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk Scout Seaplane

: Curtiss SC being launched

: SC-1 near USS Alaska, March 1945 Iwo Jima

: SC-1 Seahawks ready to be catapulted from USS Los Angeles CA-135 1945

: Curtiss SC-2

: Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk of the VCS-10 1944-1945

: Curtiss SC-1 near USS Alaska (CB-1) – March 1945 Iwo Jima

: Seahawks in flight

: XSC 1 Seahawk with folded wings

: SC-1 Seahawk seaplane takes off

: XSC-1 propeller blades bent after nosing over during an errant landing at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland 16 December 1944

Curtiss SC Seahawk
The Curtiss SC Seahawk (Model 97) was a scout seaplane designed by the Curtiss for the U.S. Navy.
Powerplant: 1350 hp Wright R-1820-62 Cyclone (SC-1) or 1425 hp R-1820-76 (SC-2).

Serials

XSC-1: 34095, 34096, 35298 – 35300
SC-1: 35301 – 35797, 93302 – 93367
XSC-2: 35202
SC-2: 119529 to 119538

Bibliography

Billy Jack Long: Curtiss SC-1/2 Seahawk Naval Fighters Number Thirty-Eight
Curtiss: Company Profile 1907-1947 Aeroplane Company Profile, 2014
Peter M. Bowers: Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947
John M. Elliott: The Official Monogram U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide Vol. 2 1940-1949
Thomas E. Doll, Barkley R. Jackson: Navy Air Colors: United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Aircraft Camouflage and Markings Vol. 1 1911-1945; Squadron/Signal Publications 6159
Gordon Swanborough, Peter M. Bowers: United States Navy Aircraft since 1911