Curtiss P-6E Hawk - National Air Force Museum - Dayton, OH
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N 39° 46.872 W 084° 06.601
16S E 747492 N 4407468
In the main aircraft display bay
Waymark Code: WM1076P
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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County of site: Montgomery County
Location of site: 1100 Spaatz St., Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Phone: 937-255-3286
Aircraft built: Curtiss
Dates Built: 1930s

Marker Text
Curtiss
P-6EHawk
Starting in 1925 with the P-1, Curtiss built a long series of fighters carrying the name "Hawk." Of the eight different P-6 models produced, the P-6E remains the best known. Originally designated the Y1P-22, the U.S. Army Air Corps redesignated this aircraft the P-6E because of its similarity to the other P-6s. Curtiss delivered 46 P-6E Hawks, the last biplane fighter built in quantity for the Air Corps. Never used in combat, the P-6E is recognized as one of the most beautiful aircraft of the 1930s. The only original P-6E still in existence, this P-6E appears in the colors and markings of the airplane assigned to Capt. Ross G. Hoyt, Commanding Officer of the 17th Pursuit Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, based at Selfridge Field, Mich. in 1933. Edward S. Perkins of Anniston, Ala., donated it to the museum, and the Department of Aviation Technology at Purdue University restored it in 1963." ~ US Air Force Museum

TECHNICAL NOTES:
Armament: Two .30-cal. machine guns
Engine: Curtiss V-1570 of 600 hp
Maximum speed: 204 mph
Cruising speed: 167 mph
Range: 480 miles
Ceiling: 24,400 ft.
Span: 31 ft. 6 in.
Length: 23 ft. 2 in.
Height: 8 ft. 11 in.
Weight: 3,432 lbs. loaded

Group that erected the marker: National Museum of the US Air Force

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1100 Spaatz St, Dayton, OH 45431
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