[Curtiss P-6E Hawk aircraft of 17th Pursuit Squadron]

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Identifier2008-03-31_image_564SourceThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers (2008-03-31), Curtiss P-6E Prints FolderSeries2008-03-31, Series I-ADescriptionPhotograph of a Curtiss P-6E Hawk aircraft (serial number 32-254) of the 17th Pursuit Squadron, U.S. Army Air Corps, April 20, 1934. The squadron's owl emblem is painted on the fuselage. The text near the cockpit reads "U.S. Army-P-6-G," indicating that the aircraft may be in its XP-6G configuration. Aircraft is pictured in three-quarters rear left view.

Text near cockpit: "U.S. Army-P-6-G. A.C. 32-254. Crew weight 160 lbs. Selfridge Field Mich."

Caption: "(G233-876F-14)(4-20-34) Curtiss P6E Pursuit."

Inscription on verso: "Curtiss P-6E. Hawk"Creation Date1934-04-20SubjectCurtiss P-6E HawkAirplanes, MilitaryUnited States. Army. Air CorpsUnited States. Army. Air Corps. Pursuit Squadron, 17thCurtiss XP-6G (P-6G) HawkOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined

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