| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "A9056" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 4 April 2015 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 47642 |
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In the 1930s, eight Sparrowhawks were adapted with a hook mechanism on the upper wing to test one of the more imaginative ideas in aviation history. The F9C-2s were deployed with the USS Akron and USS Macon, thereby turning these airships into flying aircraft carriers. This rebuilt example is on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 March 2018, and has since been viewed 156 times. |