Keywords: blackandwhite monochrome vehicle aircraft airplane outdoor black and white 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 History and Heritage Command Photograph. (2015/12/31). 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 History and Heritage Command Photograph. (2015/12/31). |