Curtiss No. 2

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  Curtiss O-52

  The Curtiss O-52 "Owl" is an observation aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps before and during World War II. In 1940, the Army Air Corps ordered 203 Curtiss O-52s for observation duties. Upon delivery, the aircraft was used in military maneuvers with the USAAC, but following America's...
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  BF2C Goshawk

  The Curtiss Model 67 BF2C-1 Goshawk & Model 68 Hawk III were United States 1930s naval biplane aircraft that saw limited success but were part of a long line of Hawk Series airplanes made by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the American military, and for export. The United States Navy...
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  Curtiss XA-14

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  Curtiss P-6

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  Curtiss No. 1

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  Curtiss Robin

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  Curtiss Model D

  The Curtiss Model D was an early United States aircraft, and among the first aircraft in the world to be built in any quantity. It was based on Glenn Curtiss' Golden Flyer design of 1909, itself derived from his June Bug of 1908. The Model D was a biplane fitted with a wheeled, tricycle...
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  Curtiss JN-4

  The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" is a series of biplane aircraft built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. The Curtiss JN series (the common nickname was derived from "JN") was produced as a training aircraft for the U.S. Army although...