Curtiss BF2C-1 & F-11C Hawks

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more details, got this Hawk series from a 50's balsa modeller
 

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Nice shots!

That reminds me, I looked at my inventory the other day and found I had four of those old Lindbergh 1/48 scale F11C-2 kits. Not sure how that happened. Price must have been irresistible - but four times?

The BF2C did not last long in USN service. They tried a new innovation, a fabric covered AL wing structure, and it proved to be subject to rapid vibration-related fatigue. The export models used wood wings and lasted longer.
 
More details (from ebay purchase as all the above in this post, a Cleveland model builders estate)
 

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