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Re: Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk - File 1 of 2 - Sparrowhawks 1 & 2 USS Macon.jpg (0/1) who me
john Szalay (john.szalayatatt.net) 2017/03/13 10:12

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Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com> wrote in
news:oa6cka02mjt@drn.newsguy.com:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_F9C_Sparrowhawk
>
> The Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk was 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.
>
>
 airship USS  Macon  crashed off the coast of Calif during a storm, with
her 4 Sparrowhawks aboard.

remains of 3 of the sparrowhawks.


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