Rod The Fixer Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Hi everyone, for this GB I'll assemble this Hasegawa kit: by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr to make this aircraft: VO-5 USS New York (BB-34) Source: Naval History and Heritage Command The Curtiss SOC Seagull was a biplane scout-observation aircraft that operated from US battleships and cruisers throughout the Second World War and was designed as a replacement for the Vought 02U. Each battleship carried three SOC's for the primary purpose of spotting long range of its 14-inch guns. All cruiser carried four planes units and these were primarily for scouting. All models of the SOC were convertible from floatplanes to landsplanes and operated on wheels from naval air stations ashore when their parent ship was in port. The Seagull was used to support several shore bombardments, including Operation Torch, the invasion of Sicily and the Salerno landings. During these operations it proved to be very vulnerable to enemy fighter aircraft. The Seagull was in use on US cruisers during the battle of the Coral Sea (4-8 May 1942), at the battle of Midway of June 1942, and on the fleet that supported the invasion of Gaudalcanal and Tulagi in August 1942. At Midway twenty-eight Seagulls equipped Cruiser Scouting Squadrons 4, 5 and 6 (VCS-4, VCS-5 and VCS-6). During the Guadalcanal campaign Seagulls were used to try and find the Japanese ships ferrying reinforcements to the island at night (the Tokyo Express), with at least one being shot down. A quick look inside the box: by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr VO-4, Battleship USS Colorado (Land Plane Version) by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr VO-5. Battleship USS New York (Seaplane Version) by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Welcome aboard sir…. sad to admit I’m a but jealous here. Ive been after one of these for my interwar collection for a long time now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Welcome from me too Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 Sorry, I was unable to start assembling the kit before the deadline .. 😔 I migrate the topic here: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Its ok Rod .. We all know that life has a way of interrupting our important hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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