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CURTISS SOC SEAGULL
Design & Development

The SOC was ordered for production by the United States Navy in 1933 and first entered service in 1935. The first order was for 135 SOC-1 models, which was followed by 40 SOC-2 models for landing operations and 83 SOC-3s. A variant of the SOC-3 was built by the Naval Aircraft Factory and was known as the SON-1, of which the NAF delivered 64 aircraft starting in 1940.

Curtiss SOC Seagull WRG# 0016481
A U.S. Navy Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull (Bu 9979) in flight, July 2, 1939.
[Source: U.S. Navy Photo]

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