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Photograph 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 -…
Photograph of a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk aircraft, piloted by Remi Charles O'Connor, being launched via catapult from the deck of a ship, July 25, 1947. Inscription on verso: "This picture is of me just leaving the catapult - airspeed 72 kts in 60 feet. If you look carefully you will notice most of the fellows are covering their ears with their fingers - That's to quiet somewhat the sound of powder…