The
Curtiss F6C Hawk was a late 1920s
American naval
biplane fighter aircraft. It was part of the long line of
Curtiss Hawk airplanes built by the
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the American military.
Originally designed for land-based use, the
Model 34C was virtually identical to the
P-1 Hawk in
United States Army Air Corps service. The
United States Navy ordered nine, but as the sixth example was built it was strengthened for
carrier-borne operations and redesignated as the
Model 34D. Flown from the
carriers Langley and
Lexington from 1927–30, most of the later variants passed to
Marine fighter-bomber units, while a few were flown for a time as twin-float
seaplanes.