Curtiss Hawk

The Curtiss F11C Goshawk entered service with the US Navy in 1932, and was used by several other air forces around the world.

The F-11C was was modified and renamed as the BFC-2 Hawk, which was classed as a fighter-bomber with changed cockpit and fuselage. The other more major change was the BF2-C which had retractable undercarriage.

The export versions of these were the Hawk II and Hawk III and all versions were armed with 2 x 7.62mm machine guns, and could carry bombs under the wings and fuselage.

Hawk III of the Argentine Air Force 1940.

Hawk II of the Bolivian Air Force 1933.

Hawk II of the Bolivian Air Force 1934.

Hawk II of the Bolivian Air Force 1934.

Hawk II of the Chinese Nationalist Air Force 1937.

Hawk III of the Chinese Nationalist Air Force 1937.

Hawk II of the Colombian Air Force 1933.

Hawk II of the Colombian Air Force 1933.

Hawk II - Ernst Udet’s personal aircraft 1935.

Hawk II - German evaluation aircraft 1935.

Hawk II of the Peruvian Air Force 1933.

Hawk II of the Peruvian Air Force 1933.

Hawk II of the Royal Thai Air Force 1936.

Hawk II of the Royal Thai Air Force 1941.

Hawk III of the Royal Thai Air Force 1942.

Hawk III of the Royal Thai Air Force 1943.

Hawk II of the Turkish Air Force 1940.

F11C of VF-1B US Navy 1934.

F11C of VF-1B US Navy 1933.

F11C of VF-1B US Navy 1937.

BFC-2 of VB-2B US Navy 1936.

BFC-2 of VB-2B US Navy 1936.

BFC-2 of VB-2B US Navy 1937.

BF2-C of VB-5 US Navy 1934.