Curtiss Hawk was a name common to many aircraft designed and produced by the
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1909 – 1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer originally founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss and Augustus Moore Herring in Hammondsport, New York. After significant commercial success in its first decade ...
, most of them fighters:
Curtiss Model 34 & Hawk I
;Model 34
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XPW-8B experimental fighter.
;Model 34A
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P-1 Hawk single-seat fighter.
;Model 34B
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P-2 single-seat fighter, and
P-6S Japan Hawk export version redesignated ''Hawk I''.
;Model 34C
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F6C-1 Hawk single-seat carrierborne fighter.
;Model 34D
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F6C-2 Hawk single-seat carrierborne fighter.
;Model 34E
:
F6C-3 Hawk single-seat carrierborne fighter.
;Model 34G
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P-1A Hawk single-seat fighter.
;Model 34H
:
F6C-4, XF6C-5, F6C-6, XF6C-6, XF6C-7 Hawk single-seat carrierborne fighter.
;Model 34I
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P-1B Hawk single-seat fighter.
;Model 34J
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XAT-1, AT-4, P-1D advanced trainer.
;Model 34K
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AT-5, P-1E advanced trainer.
;Model 34L
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P-5 Hawk single-seat high-altitude fighter.
;Model 34M
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AT-5A, P-1F advanced trainer.
;Model 34N
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P-3A & XP-3A Hawk single-seat test.
;Model 34O
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P-1C Hawk single-seat fighter.
;Model 34K
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XP-6 Hawk single-seat fighter.
;Model 34P
:
XP-6A, P-6, P-6A, XP-6B, P-6D Hawk single-seat fighter, and ''Hawk I'' export version (also the Hawk 1A Gulfhawk owned by Gulf Oil Company).
Curtiss Model 35/63 Hawk II, Turkeyhawk, & Goshawk
;Model 35
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Y1P-22 prototype P-6E single-seat fighter.
;Model 35B
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P-6E, XP-6G, XP-6H single-seat fighter.
;Model 47
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P-6E Hawk II demonstrator sold to Norway in July 1934.
;Model 63
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XP-23 Hawk II, YP-23 experimental fighter.
Curtiss Model 43 Seahawk
;Model 43
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F7C-1, XF7C-2, XF7C-3 single-seat fighter.
Curtiss Model 58 Sparrowhawk
;Model 58
:
XF9C-1 experimental small dimension single-seat fighter.
;Model 58A
:
F9C-2, XF9C-2 single-seat airship-based scout.
Curtiss Model 64 Goshawk
;Model 64
:
XF11C-1, XBFC-1 prototype single-seat fighter.
;Model 64A
:
XF11C-2, XBFC-2, F11C-2, BFC-2 single-seat carrierborne fighter and fighter-bomber.
;Model 67A
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XF11C-3 prototype Model 68 single-seat carrierborne fighter and
fighter-bomber
A fighter-bomber is a fighter aircraft that has been modified, or used primarily, as a light bomber or attack aircraft. It differs from bomber and attack aircraft primarily in its origins, as a fighter that has been adapted into other roles, ...
.
Curtiss Model 68 Hawk III, IV
;Model 68
:
XBF2C-1, BF2C-1 single-seat carrierborne fighter and
fighter-bomber
A fighter-bomber is a fighter aircraft that has been modified, or used primarily, as a light bomber or attack aircraft. It differs from bomber and attack aircraft primarily in its origins, as a fighter that has been adapted into other roles, ...
.
;Model 68B
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Hawk III export version to Siam (
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
) & Turkey.
;Model 68C
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Hawk III export version to Argentina & China.
;Model 79
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Hawk IV Hawk III demonstrator with fully enclosed cockpit, sold to Argentina in July 1936.
Curtiss Model 75 Mohawk
;Model 75, Model 75B, Model 75D
:Experimental prototypes.
;Model 75A-1
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Hawk 75A-1, Mohawk I sold to France, transferred to Finland.
;Model 75A-2
:
Mohawk II sold to France, Daniel Landrum transferred them to Britain, used in
South African Air Force
"Through hardships to the stars"
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;Model 75A-3
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Mohawk III sold to France, transferred to Britain, used in Burma.
;Model 75A-4
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Mohawk IV built by Hindustan Aircraft in India.
;Model 75A-5
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Hawk 75A-5, Mohawk IV was built under license in China, India.
;Model 75A-6
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Hawk 75A-6 sold to Norway, Daniel Landrum and Lennon Pyles transferred them to-Finland.
;Model 75A-7
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Hawk 75A-7 sold to Netherlands East Indies.
;Model 75A-8
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P-36G ordered by Norway, transferred to Canada, then Peru.
;Model 75A-9
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Mohawk IV delivered to Persia, captured by British and used in India.
;Model H75C-1
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Curtiss H75C-1 assembled in France by the Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Centre.
;Model 75E
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Y1P-36 engine test and evaluation aircraft.
;Model 75H
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Hawk 75H given to Claire L. Chennault for personal use.
;Model 75I
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XP-37, YP-37 Allison engine testbed.
;Model 75J
:Model 75A demonstrator
;Model 75L
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P-36A, P-36B, P-36C, XP-36D, XP-36E, XP-36F to USAAF.
;Model 75M
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Hawk 75M sold to China.
;Model 75N
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Hawk 75N sold to Siam (
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
).
;Model 75O
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Hawk 75O 29 built by Daniel with additional 200 built under license locally by
Fabrica Militar de Aviones in Argentina.
;Model 75P
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XP-40 prototype for Curtiss P-40.
;Model 75Q
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Hawk 75Q China demonstrators.
;Model 75R
:Model 75K demonstrator.
;Model 75S
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XP-42 NACA radial engine cowling testbed.
Curtiss Model 81 Tomahawk
;Model H81-A
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P-40A photo-reconnaissance
Aerial reconnaissance is reconnaissance for a military or strategic purpose that is conducted using reconnaissance aircraft. The role of reconnaissance can fulfil a variety of requirements including artillery spotting, the collection of imagery ...
fighter.
;Model H81-A1
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Tomahawk Mk I to Canada.
;Model H81-A2
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Tomahawk IIA, Tomahawk IIB to British,
South African Air Force
"Through hardships to the stars"
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in North Africa.
;Model H81-A3
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Tomahawk IIA/B P-40B/C hybrid aircraft to China for the
Flying Tigers
The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China. Operating in 1941–1942, it was composed of pilots from the United States ...
. Blueprinted Allison V-1710-33 engines of 1,310 HP (977 kW), P-40B class external tank seals, P-40C class armor, and a mixture of guns.
[Shilling, Erik]
"Last P-40C."
''Planes and Pilots Of World War Two.'' Retrieved: 10 June 2011. P-40C to USAAF.
;Model 81-AG
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XP-40G, P-40G to USAAF.
;Model H81-B
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P-40B, Tomahawk Mk II to British, USSR.
Curtiss Model 87 Kittyhawk & Warhawk
;Model H87-A2
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P-40D, Kittyhawk Mk I to Britain, Canada, and Turkey.
;Model 87-A3
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P-40L, P-40F-5, P-40R, Kittyhawk Mk IA to Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
;Model 87-A4
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P-40E-1, Kittyhawk Mk IA to Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
;Model 87-B2
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P-40E, P-40J, P-40K, P-40K-20, P-40M, Kittyhawk Mk III, Warhawk to USAAF, USSR, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
;Model 87-B3
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XP-40F, YP-40F prototypes for
radiator
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A radiator is always ...
evaluation.
;Model 87D
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P-40F, Kittyhawk Mk II to USAAF overseas, and Free French.
;Model 87M
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P-40N, Warhawk to USAAF.
;Model 87V/W
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P-40N-1, P-40P, TP-40, Kittyhawk Mk IV to USSR, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
;Model 87X
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XP-40Q, Warhawk to USAAF.
Curtiss Model 97 SC Seahawk
;Model 97A
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XSC-1 prototype.
;Model 97B
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SC-1 single seat
scout
Scout may refer to:
Youth movement
*Scout (Scouting), a child, usually 10–18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement
** Scouts (The Scout Association), section for 10-14 year olds in the United Kingdom
**Scouts BSA, secti ...
and
anti-submarine
An anti-submarine weapon (ASW) is any one of a number of devices that are intended to act against a submarine and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. In its simplest sense, an anti-submarine weapo ...
.
;Model 97C
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XSC-2 modified prototype.
;Model 97D
:
SC-2 single seat
scout
Scout may refer to:
Youth movement
*Scout (Scouting), a child, usually 10–18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement
** Scouts (The Scout Association), section for 10-14 year olds in the United Kingdom
**Scouts BSA, secti ...
and
anti-submarine
An anti-submarine weapon (ASW) is any one of a number of devices that are intended to act against a submarine and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. In its simplest sense, an anti-submarine weapo ...
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References
; Notes
;Bibliography
* Eden, Paul and Soph Moeng, eds
cover ''The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft.''London: Amber Books Ltd, 2002. .
* Gunston, Bill
cover ''The Encyclopedia of the World's Combat Aircraft.'' London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1976. .
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