Curtiss F6C Hawk

F6C Hawk
Curtiss F6C-1 - Model 34
General information
TypeCarrier-borne or land-based fighter
ManufacturerCurtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Primary usersUnited States Navy
Number built75
History
Manufactured1927
Introduction date1925

The Curtiss F6C Hawk is a late 1920s American naval biplane fighter aircraft. It was part of the long line of Curtiss Hawk airplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the American military.

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.