File:Curtiss SOC-3A Seagull of VGS-1 landing aboard USS Long Island (AVG-1), 20 April 1942 (80-G-14256).jpg

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English: U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Lex L. Black, commanding officer of Auxiliars Scouting Squadron 1 (VGS-1), makes the 2000th landing on the escort carrier USS Long Island (AVG-1), 20 April 1942. He was flying a Curtiss SOC-3A Seagull. Note the lowered flaps and the deployed leading edge slats on the upper wing.
Date 20 April 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-04-20T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-14256
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-14256

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