F9C Sparrowhawk

The Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk is a light 1930s biplane fighter aircraft that was carried by the United States Navy airships USS Akron and Macon. It is an example of a parasite fighter, a small airplane designed to be deployed from a larger aircraft such as an airship or bomber.

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Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk; Curtiss Fighter Design 9; Curtiss Sparrowhawk; Sparrowhawk aircraft; Sparrowhawk fighter
8 produced, 
single-seat fighter, biplane fighter, parasite aircraft, Curtiss-Wright, United States Navy, 

biplane fighter, F9C-2 Sparrowhawk, Hannover CL, NiD 29 C.1, P-12C, parasite aircraft, S.510, single-seat fighter, 

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  F9C-2 Sparrowhawk ⓘ
  parasitic fighter biplane model by Curtiss

Frameless

80-CF-4184-10 Curtiss XF9C-1 "Sparrowhawk" fighter

80-CF-4184-14 Curtiss XF9C-1 "Sparrowhawk" fighter

80-CF-4184-15 Curtiss XF9C-1 "Sparrowhawk" fighter

F9C-2 Sparrowhawk fighter

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		F9C-2 Sparrowhawk	F9C Sparrowhawk	Wikidata
commons	image		80-CF-4184-10 Curtiss XF9C-1 "Sparrowhawk" fighter		Commons
commons	image		80-CF-4184-14 Curtiss XF9C-1 "Sparrowhawk" fighter		Commons
commons	image		80-CF-4184-15 Curtiss XF9C-1 "Sparrowhawk" fighter		Commons
commons	image		F9C-2 Sparrowhawk fighter		Commons