Curtiss SC Seahawk

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
General information
TypeScout seaplane
ManufacturerCurtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Primary userUnited States Navy
Number built577
History
Introduction date1944
First flight16 February 1944
Retired1949

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]

  1. ^ Bridgeman 1946, pp. 221–222.