Name/Title
Postcard commemorating the overhaul of SOC-1 at NAS, 1941Entry/Object ID
2021.20.7Description
Acc. No. 21.20.7
Subject Category: Naval Air Station
Date or Period: 1941 / 1997
Object: Postcard
Description: Uncirculated, blue-tinted postcard of a black-and-white of a crowd of people with an aircraft in front of large multi-mullioned windows. Caption: The SOC- first aircraft overhauled by the Q&R at NAS Alameda. Verso has more information. Published by Excel Graphics, Alameda.
Size: L 4" x W 6"
History of Object: Postcard, part of a series commemorating Naval Air Station, Alameda, when it was slated to be closed, in April, 1997, as result of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) action.
This postcard shows the workers and staff working on SOC-1, which in January 1941, became the first aircraft to be reworked. As per the legend, NAS was commissioned on November 1, 1940, and played a vital role during WWII. The Assembly and Repair (A&R) Department overhauled 23 different models, and 53 types of aircraft in addition to 21 types of engines, and employed more than 30,000 civilian workers.
Acquired from: unknown
Date Cataloged: 2/19/2021
