Navy Serial Number Search Results

0386 ... 0425 (EXACT MATCH)
Curtiss SOC-2 Seagull
MSN 12200/12239.  Model 71 Seagull
0392, 0415 converted to SOC-2A
0391 lost overboard from USS Portland during hurrican Aug 23, 1941
0394 (VCS-6, USS San Francisco) capsized and sank during recovery
accident Feb 26, 1942.  I also have a reference which has this plane
as being lost at sea off USS San Francisco Sep 2, 1941
0397 used in Operation Nanook 1946.
0400 (VCS-8) missing at sea off USS Nashville May 5, 1942.  2 MIA
0401 lost at sea of USS San Francisco Sep 2, 1941.
0406 (VCS-4) capsized at sea during recovery accident and sunk
by gunfire Jul 9, 1942.
0408 lost at sea off USS Savannah Jun 4, 1943
0417 (VDS-8, USS Philadelphia) capsized and sank in takeoff accident
in high wind Vazgerfijord, Iceland Mar 12, 1942.
0420 fell off USS Columbia catapult and sunk by gunfire Jan 3, 1943
0421 (VCS-4, USS Chicago) rough landing in high sea, float tore off
and sank Feb 20, 1942.