The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Navy Scout-Observation Floatplane Being Recovered by Crane, China Station, 1930s

U.S. Navy Scout-Observation Floatplane Being Recovered by Crane, China Station, 1930s

A U.S. Navy scout-observation floatplane is hoisted aboard ship by crane during 1930s China Station operations. Catapult-launched biplanes like this one extended the fleet's eyes far beyond the horizon in the years before World War II. Project: 218176