Curtiss P-36 Hawks , 1939

The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation of combat aircraft—a sleek monoplane design with a retractable undercarriage making extensive use of metal in its construction. #aviation #curtissp36 #duxford #dday80 #airshow | The Flying Duck77

Curtiss P-36 Hawk of The Fighter Collection at IWM Duxford. P-36 aircraft faced each other during the Franco-Thai conflict of October 1940 to January 1941. #ww2 #ww2history #WWII #curtiss #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft