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Curtiss 75 Hawk
G-CCVH 82 12881 |
All that's known about the history of the aircraft at the moment is
that the a/c was shipped to the French Air Force in April 1939 and
issued to GC 11/5 at Reims, thereafter based at Toul during the battle
of France and then made its way to Oran, Algeria before the Armistice.
From 1940 to '42 the Squadron was engage in sporadic fights with
British aircraft such as Sunderlands, Hudsons, Fulmars, Wellingtons
over Algeria, Tunisia and Morroco, plus USN Wildcats.
In 1946 until 1949 it was on the strength of the 4th Training
Squadron at Cazaux in western France with 22 others. It was saved from
scrapping by Michel Pont in the '50's and been in storage in France
until the '80's until TFC moved it to Duxford. Restoration was completed in Chino and the Hawk made it's first public appearance in the UK in 2005.
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| Wing restoration underway
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| Fuselage under restoration
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| Fuselage wiring in progress
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| Original recovery
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| First rigging of restored tailplanes
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| Hydraulic gear and flap selector pre-overhaul
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| Rear fuel tank
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| Crew | | 1 | | Construction | | Allmetal stressed skin with fabric covered control surfaces | | Engine | | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-13 Twin Wasp air-cooled radial piston engine. 1,050 hp | | Performance | | Maximum Speed | 518 km/h | 322 mph | | Range | 1046 km | 650 miles | | Service Ceiling | 9860 m | 32349 ft | | Climb Rate | 13 | 42.6509187 | | Dimensions | | Wing Span | 11.3 m | 37 ft 0" | | Length | 8.7 m | 28 ft 6" | | Height | 2.8 m | 9 ft 2" | | Weight empty | 2116 kg | 4665 lb | | Weight loaded | 2661 kg | 5866 lb |
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| This aircraft is available for Film and TV work.
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