For the earlier biplane also designated the SC, see Curtiss CS.
SC Seahawk
A U.S. Navy SC-1 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, in 1946
Role
Scout seaplane
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
First flight
16 February 1944
Introduction
1944
Retired
1949
Primary user
United States Navy
Number built
577
The Curtiss SC Seahawk was a scout seaplane designed by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the United States Navy during World War II. The existing Curtiss SO3C Seamew and Vought OS2U Kingfisher were gradually replaced by the Seahawk in the late stages of the war and into peacetime.[1]
^Bridgeman 1946, pp. 221–222.
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