
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | "A9056" |
Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk |
Aircraft Version: | Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk |
C/n (msn): | 1 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
Photo Date: | 4 April 2015 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
Photo ID: | 47642 |
Photo Comment |
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In the 1930s, eight Sparrowhawks were adapted with a hook mechanism on the upper wing to test one of the more imaginative ideas in aviation history. The F9C-2s were deployed with the USS Akron and USS Macon, thereby turning these airships into flying aircraft carriers. This rebuilt example is on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 March 2018, and has since been viewed 230 times. |