Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull. “U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ernest J. King in front of his Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull (BuNo 9990) on 8 June 1936. Original caption: ‘Navy’s flying flagship. Washington, D.C., June 8. Rear Admiral Ernest J. King, completing his tour of duty as chief of the Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics, has a new Flying Flagship as he prepares to take over his new command as Commander Aircraft Base Force at San Diego. While other admirals have floating flagship from which to direct maneuvers, Rear Admiral King will take to the air to direct his forces, 6/8/36.’”
Curtiss SOC Seagull
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