Aircraft Photo of N982V | Curtiss Hawk I-A

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	N982V
Aircraft Original Type:	Curtiss Hawk I
Aircraft Generic Type:	Curtiss Hawk I/II
Aircraft Version:	Curtiss Hawk I-A
C/n (msn):	1
Aircraft Name:	Gulfhawk

Location
City / Airport:	Merced - Regional / Macready FieldMap
Region / Country:	California, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KMCE IATA: MCE Local: MCE Other: -

Photo Date:	1963
Photo from:	Tim Spearman Collection
Photo ID:	801372

Photo Comment
Built in 1929 as the Curtiss Long-Distance Hawk I demonstrator, a variant of the P-6E fighter, and registered NR636E. Rebuilt after a crash as the Hawk IA and delivered to aerobatic pilot Al Williams as NR982V in August 1930. Named Gulfhawk and painted orange when Williams was contracted by Gulf Oil in 1933. Replaced by the Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk II in 1936. Restored from 1958-62 and subsequently flown by Hollywood stunt pilot Frank Tallman. Donated to the NASM in 1969. This photo was added on 20 April 2025, and has since been viewed 23 times.

Photo Comment

Built in 1929 as the Curtiss Long-Distance Hawk I demonstrator, a variant of the P-6E fighter, and registered NR636E. Rebuilt after a crash as the Hawk IA and delivered to aerobatic pilot Al Williams as NR982V in August 1930. Named Gulfhawk and painted orange when Williams was contracted by Gulf Oil in 1933. Replaced by the Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk II in 1936. Restored from 1958-62 and subsequently flown by Hollywood stunt pilot Frank Tallman. Donated to the NASM in 1969.

This photo was added on 20 April 2025, and has since been viewed 23 times.

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