| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 2558 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss 5 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss 5 |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss N-9H |
| C/n (msn): | 2558 |
| 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: | 11 October 2022 |
| Photo by: | J. Roy |
| Photo ID: | 779854 |
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The Curtiss N-9H was a seaplane version of the famous Curtiss JN-4D trainer used by the U.S. Air Service during the First World War. During the war, 2,500 Navy pilots were trained on the N-9H. In addition to training a generation of Navy pilots, the N-9H was used to develop tactics for ship-borne aircraft operations in 1916 and 1917, using catapults mounted on armored cruisers. After the war, an N-9 was again employed to successfully demonstrate a compressed air turntable catapult. This photo is copyright © J. Roy, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 February 2025, and has since been viewed 59 times. |