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NACA PHOTO
DESCRIPTION; A U.S. Navy Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon trainer (BuNo 6293) at the NACA Langley Research Center, Virginia (USA), on 30 April 1942.

US NAVY PHOTO
DESCRIPTION; A U.S. Navy Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon trainer (BuNo 6294) at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), on 8 January 1942.
Original caption: The "Falcon" was used for intermediate pilot instruction. This picture, taken Jan. 8, 1942, shows the plane in all aluminum. These aircraft were transferred to Naval Auxiliary Air Field Green Cove Springs, Fla. from 1942-44. This aircraft was powered by a 420 horsepower Wright R-974 engine."

US NAVY PHOTO
DESCRIPTION; U.S. Navy Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon trainers at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), on 20 December 1941.
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Fly Fast Make Noise!

Always thought that this was a beautiful and overlooked aircraft of WWII. Wish there were some still around.

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Cheers!

Lance Jones

Here are a couple of photos of the SNC-1 on display at the National Naval Air Museum,
Pensacola, Florida. Aircraft serial number is 5194 and is ex N8012J.

Kermit Weeks has one in storage as well.
Tim

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My pics http://www.tdlitwiller.com/

The Evergreen a/c is a A-22, the civilian version with a lower profile canopy.

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Don't touch my junk!!

Always thought it looked a bit like an anorexic T-6. Looked lighter and more delicate. How well did it fly? Really have not heard much about this bird.

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Aviation Illustration Website
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Always loved the looks of the CW-22 / SNC-1, it just has that art deco inspired design that so many concept airplanes had, but very few actual production planes retained. Interestingly I came across someone with a tattoo of one a few months back and I posted it at Tattoos In Flight...

See: http://www.tattoosinflight.com/2009/10/ ... ne-tattoo/

I thought "how uncommon..." since most people get P-40's, P-51's, or Corsairs.

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Ryan Keough
Stow, MA

Here is the one owned by Kermit.

http://picasaweb.google.com/b747cf/OpaL ... 1175128354[
Mark Fidler

Cool pics! Thanks for posting

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Matt

Never seen one before (or heard of it either). What a cool lookin' little a/c. Looks kinda' "dainty".

Mudge the aesthete

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Land of the free because of the brave

Dear all, I´ve been reading this forum for a while but this is my first post.
I´d like to show you something and also ask for help.
I´m a volunteer for the AAMA - Asociación Amigos Museo Aeronáutico of Uruguay (Friends Association for the Aeronautical Museum).
One of our present projects is the restoration of the only Curtiss Falcon SNC-1 of the several that were used by the military aviation in Uruguay.
This aircraft was partially destroyed in a fire back in the 90´s.
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Then and today:
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After searching a lot on the web, I couldn´t find any other SNC-1 with this detail on the wing, near the pitot probe.
Any comments or information is greatly appreciated:
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Looking thru the inspection window:
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Yall have done a remarkable job on the rebuild Antonio.Tell everyone good job.

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Hang The Expense

¡Bien hecho, Antonio, y bienvenidos al mundo loco de WIX!
It looks like there were remains of another CW in the background of your first photo. Was this combined from several wrecks? Of course you're welcome to show us more from the museum.

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Hi thanks!!
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There was and is only 1 Curtiss Falcon. I wasn´t there when wreckage photos were taken, so really don´t know what airplane they belong to.
We are really confused about the "device" I noted on ths last 2photos as there´s so few information about this airplane. None of all the Curtis sFalcon that flew in Uruguay had any device on the wing, but this one.