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Seaplane is lowered into water for radio control test and the seaplane taxis in water in San Diego, California.
Radio control test of a US Navy seaplane in San Diego, California. The new seaplane at the seaplane base. A US seaplane parked in the background. Men work on the seaplane. The seaplane being lowered into water. Men stand around the seaplane in water and two of them work on the wings. A man stands holding a tail of the plane. The seaplane taxis in the water. A man at controls. The plane tries to take off but falls back in water. The man at the controls. A man attaches a wing tip float under the wing of the seaplane. The plane taxis in the water and tries to take off for the second time but falls back in water. Location: San Diego California. Date: July 18, 1949.
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