Curtiss SOC3 Seamew

Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:30 pm

Are any Curtiss SOC3 Seamews complete or partial known to exist today?
bill word

Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:23 am

Believed extinct.

Not surprising, no-one liked it and it wasn't much use....

http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Aircr ... 00_1-Z.htm

Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:26 am

Yep... they are all gone as far as I know. With respect to parts, I have a couple of fuel gauges for the SOC-3, so I guess there's a little bit left.

Cheers,
Richard

Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:08 pm

Col. Rohr wrote:I know of three crash site one is above ground and two in the water we have one up here in Maine that fell off a Heavy Crusier.

RER

..of course being Navy-sites makes it unpalatable for anyone wishing to
recover the remains...given that there are desirable remains.

Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:51 am

i have a number of original ww 2 silhhouette i.d. posters of the sea mew if your interested & like the type. 20 bucks each, in great shape too. i have other aircaft types as well. i personally liked the lines of the sea mew, good looking..... even though the type was a real turkey operationally.

Sun Feb 12, 2006 2:55 pm

I noticed, while googling, that it was mentioned that the remainder of the Seamew Fleet were equiped to be radio controlled target drones. Anyone have any idea where these target exercises would have taken place? Out at sea or on land at a target range or both?

Shay
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