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| F9C Sparrowhawk | |
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| F9C-2 Sparrowhawk BuNo 9058 in flight over Moffett Field, California in 1934. This aircraft was lost with the USS Macon. Pilot in this photo is Lt. Harold B. Miller, commander of the Heavier-Than-Air Unit.[1] | |
| General information | |
| Type | Parasite fighter |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | at least 7[citation needed] |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1931 |
| First flight | 12 February 1931 |
| Retired | 1937 |
The Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk is a light 1930s biplane fighter aircraft that was carried by the United States Navy airships USS Akron and Macon. It is an example of a parasite fighter, a small airplane designed to be deployed from a larger aircraft such as an airship or bomber.
- ^ Larkins, William T., "U.S. Navy Aircraft 1921-1941", Orion Books, New York, 1988, Library of Congress card no. 88-17753, ISBN 0-517-56920-5, p. 152.