"The Curtiss Hawk 75" Topic
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| Buckeye AKA Darryl | 27 Oct 2024 5:14 a.m. PST |
Appearing on my blog: link |
Fitzovich  | 27 Oct 2024 7:06 a.m. PST |
Intersting! Thanks for posting |
| 79thPA | 27 Oct 2024 9:17 a.m. PST |
For a pre-war American plane, it was certainly used by a lot of countries. |
| BuckeyeBob | 30 Oct 2024 1:35 p.m. PST |
See the pilot's recount of the Casablanca battle. Appears the Hawk 75 was fairly maneuverable vs the Wildcat.
"VF-41 claimed 13 aerial victories and one probable, plus six planes destroyed and eight damaged on the ground. In reality, six pilots from GC II/5 were shot down and died, two were wounded, one was forced to bail out, another was killed in a takeoff accident and several aircraft returned so badly damaged as to be inoperable.
VF-41's losses were also heavy. French pilots claimed the destruction of seven Wildcats and three more probables. In fact, six F4Fs and their pilots failed to return to Ranger. Two of the missing pilots (Shields and August) became POWs." link |
| Anton Ryzbak | 30 Oct 2024 5:46 p.m. PST |
One of my favorite aircraft |
| Buckeye AKA Darryl | 31 Oct 2024 3:38 p.m. PST |
I have read a bit on the Torch operation. I think CY gets it right with the Hawk have better agility and maneuverability than the Wildcat. |
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