Curtiss F6C Hawk

The Curtiss F6C Hawk is a late 1920s American naval biplane fighter aircraft.

Originally designed for land-based use, the Model 34C was virtually identical to the P-1 Hawk in United States Army Air Corps service.

The United States Navy ordered nine, but starting with the sixth example, they were strengthened for carrier-borne operations and redesignated Model 34D.

Flown from the carriers Langley and Lexington from 1927–30, most of the later variants passed to Marine fighter-bomber units, while a few were flown for a time as twin-float floatplanes.

Data from United States Navy Aircraft since 1911[2]General characteristics Performance Armament

F6C racing plane.
The XF6C-6
Curtiss F6C-4 3-view drawing from L'Aéronautique October,1927