Identifier2019-03-19_image_004SourceThe Remi Charles O’Connor Naval Aviation Collection (2019-03-19), Box 1, Folder 10DescriptionPhotograph of U.S. Navy servicemen recovering a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk aircraft from the water and loading it onto the ship's catapult, circa July 1947. The pilot, likely Remi Charles O'Connor Collection, is visible in the cockpit.
Inscription on verso: "Just about to secure flight operations here - They have hauled me out of the water and are in the process of setting me back on the catapult. Note - it’s an all hands [illegible] almost in getting a plane aboard. I might add that I look very concerned about the whole thing. Really I’m very happy because I was just flying (the other poor guy is still in the air - you can see him between the float and the fuselage)."Creation Datecirca 1947-07SubjectAir pilots, MilitaryUnited States. NavyCurtiss SC-1 SeahawkSoldiersAirplanes, MilitarySeaplanesShipsO'Connor, Remi Charles, 1918-1999Original Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Remi Charles O’Connor Naval Aviation Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright
[Servicemen recovering Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk aircraft from the water], [2019-03-19_image_004]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 11/02/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/21287
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