Curtiss SC-1 remains aboard the USS Indianapolis

marine air · **Posted:** Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:52 am

It would make sense to donate the floats to Kermit's museum. Then He would have the prop and a pair of floats. Maybe with a gentleman's agreement that if anyone can find an SC-1 to rebuild or even a replica of some kind that he would pass them on to someones efforts.
I found a PBM Mariner's seat at Oshkosh this year and bought for a friend whose dad flew them. There are no doubt a few more bits of Seahawk parts out there. Maybe someday someone could build a fibreglas replica with a few original parts . I don't think retrieving the example from the Indianapolis is ever going to happen. I listened to a survivors story at a Veteran's Day event a couple years ago and it was quite gruesome and in my mind, one of the biggest "F'Ups" by Navy and pentagon brass in the entire war.
Thousands of gold star parents and family members were created from this one event.

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:55 am

sandiego89 wrote:

I don't believe the hangar was used for Little Boy components. 2 key pieces were brought on board, the gun assembly which was in a large box welded to the deck, and a smaller box/bucket containing the uranium "bullet" that was welded to the deck of the Commanding Officers stateroom, without telling him what it was. He surmised biological agents.

Thanks for the info! I was just going by what they said during the PBS Special. I hadn't really read up on the specifics of the mission.

SN

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2530

marine air wrote:

It would make sense to donate the floats to Kermit's museum. Then He would have the prop and a pair of floats. Maybe with a gentleman's agreement that if anyone can find an SOC-1 to rebuyild or even a replica of some kind that he would pass them on to someones efforts.
I found a PBM Mariner's seat at Oshkosh this year and bought for a friend whose dad flew them. There are no doubt a few more bits of Seagull parts out there. Maybe someday someone could build a fibreglas replica with a few original parts . I don't think retrieving the example from the Indianapolis is ever going to happen. I listened to a survivors story at a Veteran's Day event a couple years ago and it was quite gruesome and in my mind, one of the biggest "F'Ups" by Navy and pentagon brass in the entire war.
Thousands of gold star parents and family members were created from this one event.

I think you are talking about two different aircraft, SC-1 Seahawk vs. SOC-1 Seagull.

Russ Matthews · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:47 am

Reviewing the video reveals a USN Bu No on the remains of the tail ...

https://youtu.be/CTki2sOnqJo?t=23m50s

I make it out as "35635," which fits the sequence (35301-35797) listed on Joe Baugher's site ...

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries4.html

Jim MacDonald · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:09 am

The Indianapolis sank with three SC-1s on board. BuNos 35600, 35630 & 35635.

Mac

marine air · **Posted:** Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:22 am

If the survivors, their family members, and a consensus was built tht a Seagull could be retreived , resotred and put on display as a tribute to this most horrible loss, then I would be in favor. It would have to be up to the survivors and the gold star family members.

dirtysidedown430 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 11, 2015 12:36 pm **Posts:** 336

Why not bring back one of the moon rovers be more fun than getting all wet

JohnB · **Posted:** Fri Sep 22, 2017 12:21 am

If anyone plans on building an example out of a prop and two wings floats, let's ask ourselves a question...do any drawings still exist?

I recently read that after Curtiss quit making aircraft (after the cancellation f the F-87 interceptor) it sold the Columbus factory to North American (where they produced FJ/F-1 Furys among others).
Part of the deal were the design rights to Curtiss (and therefore Travel Air as well) aircraft.
Well NAA became Rockwell and when Rockwell quit being a prime contractor, it's right were taken over by Boeing.

So,cutting to the chase, does Boeing have the rights/plans?

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