Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk, USS Houston 1946

[Hunterfan]

Hello All

A friend of mine, Douglas Rough, is writing a book on aviation in the area of Glasgow, Scotland for the enthusiasts publisher, Air Britain. The coverage is going to be very thorough, including subjects such as the US produced aircraft that passed through the docks for assembly by firms such as Lockheeds.

Another topic is visiting warships carrying aircraft, and here I'd like to make a request on his behalf. The warship USS Houston paid visits to several European ports , including Glasgow ,during 1946, and was carrying two Curtiss SC-1s on her catapults. Does anyone have any leads to photographs of the ship or her a/c? (The SC-1 didn't last very long in service, as far as I can make out.) Apparently one SC-1 carried the name 'The Outlaw' with a cartoon of the lovely Jane Russell - that should ring some bells if nothing else does...

Any help would be appreciated.

Peter

[airnutz]

Hi Hunterfan! I reckon you've already searched for photos of CL-81 on the Navy sites, pretty much the same photos from the Naval archives with one pic of the stop in Lisbon on that Goodwill tour and alas no SC-1 visible with only Kingfishers in the earlier stuff.

I did find a copy of the 1946 cruise book available on CD. Have ya'll seen this?
http://www.greatnavalimages.com/servlet ... -81/Detail

Good hunting!

[67N20]

Don't know if this is what you're looking for:

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/imag ... h98341.jpg

[airnutz]

I saw that one 67N, it appeared to be a Kingfisher to me.

[barnbstormer]

Here is an original photo from The Curtiss Company Archives, of Seahawk prototype, XSC-1, # 34096, taken 3-29-44 and an original company 3-view.

[Hunterfan]

Gentlemen

Thank you for all your replies so far, really great to have such a response so soon.

Airnutz, yes, I did find the Ebay item shortly after posting on here, and I'd also seen the photo taken at Lisbon. I agree that the other photo of the ship shows a Kingfisher.

Still looking!

Peter

[airnutz]

Very good, if ya'll get the Operation Goodwill CD and there's something interesting pertaining to SC-1's please keep us in mind. One would hope the Aviation Dept. of CL-81 would rate a page or two of photos.
We'll keep the light on for ya'...

[Hunterfan]

Thanks, I'll let you know if there is anything to report.

[John Dupre]

I have two images of the Curtiss Seahawk from that cruise. My father in a law Edmund Cokely (He passed away yesterday) was in one of accompanying destroyers and the images are from his collection. Each concentrates on the stern area and clearly show Seahawks. One image was taken in Copenhagen and the other in the Kiel Canal. One of the aircraft is named "Betty". I have scanned the images but only at 200 DPI. Send me a PM and will gladly forward them to you or the author and will post them here when I figure out Photobucket again.

[airnutz]

Condolences for your family's loss John.

[Hunterfan]

John

I'm sorry to hear that your father in law has passed away.

I will send you a pm about his photos.

Peter

[John Dupre]

I hope this works



This photo was taken at the Kiel Canal in Germany.

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[John Dupre]

http://s421.photobucket.com/albums/pp29 ... wk0002.jpg

[John Dupre]

http://s421.photobucket.com/albums/pp29 ... wk0002.jpg

[John Dupre]

I don't see a picture but hopefully there will at least be a link. This photo was taken in Copenhagen, Denmark 1946. My father in law either took it or acquired it during the cruise.