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[Mediterranean cruise of the USS Dayton (CL-105), circa 1947]
Film footage of a Mediterranean cruise of the USS Dayton (CL-105), circa 1947. The footage predominantly focuses on flight operations related to Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk seaplanes, showing the aircraft on deck, being launched via catapult, in flight, taxiing on water, and being recovered from the water via crane. Pilots and other military personnel are shown in several scenes. Also included are brief…
[Servicemen recovering Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk aircraft from the water]
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 -…
[Servicemen recovering Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk from the water]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen recovering a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk from the water, July 1947. Inscription on verso: "July 1947. This is a picture taken just after the plane hooked onto the sled and the engine was cut off. The hook on the float just [illegible] catch on the sled. Notice the way they swing that hook to the pilot so he can attach it to the hoist sling on the plane. That hook is a…
[Servicemen in car parked on dock]
Photograph of two U.S. Navy servicemen in a car parked on a dock, circa 1923-1924. A ship loaded with a Loening OL-2 seaplane (fuselage designation NA-1) is in the background.Part of a photograph album related to the career of Walter E. Lees and other early aviators, circa 1923-1924.
[Servicemen and man in civilian clothes in front of ship]
Photograph of two U.S. Navy servicemen and a man in civilian clothes in front of a ship, circa 1923-1924. A Loening OL-2 seaplane (fuselage designation NA-1) is loaded on the ship behind them.Part of a photograph album related to the career of Walter E. Lees and other early aviators, circa 1923-1924.
[Servicemen in car parked on dock]
Photograph of two U.S. Navy servicemen in a car parked on a dock, circa 1923-1924. A ship loaded with a Loening OL-2 seaplane (fuselage designation NA-1) is in the background. Part of a photograph album related to the career of Walter E. Lees and other early aviators, circa 1923-1924.
[Servicemen and man with Loening OL-2 seaplane]
Photograph of two U.S. Navy servicemen and a man in civilian clothes with a Loening OL-2 seaplane, circa 1923-1924. Part of a photograph album related to the career of Walter E. Lees and other early aviators, circa 1923-1924.
[Servicemen with Loening OL-2 seaplane]
Photograph of two U.S. Navy servicemen with a Loening OL-2 seaplane (fuselage designation NA-1), circa 1923-1924. Part of a photograph album related to the career of Walter E. Lees and other early aviators, circa 1923-1924.