A U.S. Navy Curtiss SOC-1 "Seagull" scout-observation aircraft is hoisted from the water, during recovery by its parent cruiser, July 1943. The plane wears the markings of Cruiser Scouting Squadron VCS-7.
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Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g70000/g79418c.htm">80-G-79418</a> from the U.S. Navy <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil">Naval History and Heritage Command</a>