
Caption | Hawk fighter in flight, pre-May 1942 ww2dbase | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force National Museum | ||||
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Photo Size | 450 x 294 pixels | ||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
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BILL says:
23 Mar 2009 05:05:11 PM
Curtiss Model 75 purchased by the U.S. Army Air Corps were given the designation P-36. One of the three Y1P-36 prototypes is shown here on a test flight. The first production aircraft was delivered on April 20, 1938.

23 Mar 2009 05:05:11 PM
Curtiss Model 75 purchased by the U.S. Army Air Corps were given the designation P-36. One of the three Y1P-36 prototypes is shown here on a test flight. The first production aircraft was delivered on April 20, 1938.
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8 May 2008 11:47:31 PM
Red disc within National Insignia, along with stripes on rudder, date this as prior to May 1942.