| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N1050 |
| Alternate Registration: | NR1050 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman Model 11 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F3F (G-11/19/22/32/37) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk II |
| C/n (msn): | 355 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| 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: | 5 June 2016 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 852700 |
| Photo Comment |
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On display in the Boeing Aviation Hangar at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This "Gulfhawk II" flown by Maj. Alford Williams was fully aerobatic and capable of inverted flight for up to half an hour. Al Williams flew this aircraft at many airshows from 1936 to 1948. On a tour in 1938 to Europe, German World War I ace Ernst Udet flew the Gulfhawk over Germany. In exchange, Al Williams became the first American to fly the Bf-109. He encouraged private flying by writing weekly aviation newspaper columns, holding radio talks and displaying Gulfhawk II to aviation cadets during World War II. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 October 2025, and has since been viewed 9 times. |