Curtiss 43 F7C-1 Seahawk

Curtiss 43 F7C-1 Seahawk

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This was the personal plane of Captain James T. Moore, Commanding Officer Air Service, East Coast Expeditionary Force, Quantico, Maryland, USA.
Powered by a 450 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340B this single-seat fighter was designed specially for carrier operations, but could also be fitted with a single float. The prototype XFC-1 (A-7653) was first flown on February 28, 1927 and was followed by a production order for seventeen aircraft (A-7653 to A-7670), the first being delivered in November 1928.
The Marine Corps Squadron VF-5M at Quantico received five F7C–1s in January 1929 and the aircraft served till 1933. One aircraft (A-7667) is preserved at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Forida, USA.


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This was the personal plane of Captain James T. Moore, Commanding Officer Air Service, East Coast Expeditionary Force, Quantico, Maryland, USA. Powered by a 450 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340B this single-seat fighter was designed specially for carrier operations, but could also be fitted with a single float. The prototype XFC-1 (A-7653) was first flown on February 28, 1927 and was followed by a production order for seventeen aircraft (A-7653 to A-7670), the first being delivered in November 1928. The Marine Corps Squadron VF-5M at Quantico received five F7C–1s in January 1929 and the aircraft served till 1933. One aircraft (A-7667) is preserved at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Forida, USA.