Keywords: RAdm King with SOC Seagull 1936.jpg U S Navy Rear Admiral Ernest J King in front of his Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull BuNo 9990 on 8 June 1936 <br>Original caption Navy's flying flagship Washington D C June 8 Rear Admiral Ernest J King completing his tour of duty as chief of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics has a new Flying Flagship as he prepares to take over his new command as Commander Aircraft Base Force at San Diego While other admirals have floating flagship from which to direct maneuvers Rear Admiral King will take to the air to direct his forces 6/8/36 LOC-image hec 14584 1936-06-08 Harris Ewing photographers Rights information No known restrictions on publication frame removed PD-USGov Ernest King Curtiss SOC Seagull |