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Curtiss F9C - Sparrowhawk
Suggested Retail: $3,200.- E-mail Robert to make an offer on this original |
Acrylic on Hardboard Airbrush & Hand Brush SIZE: 24"x16" The Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk was an attempt to build a fighter that could be carried aloft in the Navy's large dirigibles of the 1930's. The idea was to provide the airships with their own protectivc fighter escort, and extend the scouting range. Shown here is a Sparrowhawk after dropping from the "mother ship", the U.S.S. Macon, ZRS 5, in 1934. Williams Brothers Model Products for the box top of the recently re-released version of their 1/32 scale Sparrowhawk kit. |
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