Curtiss
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Curtiss A-12 Shrike
26th Chungtui, 9th Tatui, China (August 1938).Chinese Nationalist Air Force received 20 A-12 Shrikes in 1936, arming the 27th and the 28th Squadron of the 9th Group. When full-scale war broke out between Japan and China, they were used. The initial success including the downing of four Japanese Aichi D1A1 carrier-based -
Curtiss Hawk 75 "Hawk Special"
The prototype Hawk 75H, a simplified fixed-gear version similar to the H75O, was sold to the Republic of China. The government donated it to Claire Lee Chennault for personal use. China also received two similar demonstrators, type Hawk 75Q, as well as a number of simplified Hawks 75M, which were used against the Japan -
Curtiss Hawk II
Curtiss Hawk II of the 8th Sqn (Fighter), Nanking, China.The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service had struck Nanking for the first time on August 15 with Mitsubishi G3M medium-heavy bombers, but suffered heavy losses in face of the aerial defense from Chinese Air Force espacially Hawk II/Hawk III fighters based at Jurong -
Curtiss Hawk 75M
The prototype Hawk 75H, a simplified fixed-gear version similar to the H75O, was sold to the Republic of China. The government donated it to Claire Lee Chennault for personal use. China also received two similar demonstrators, type Hawk 75Q, as well as a number of simplified Hawks 75M, which were used against the Japan -
Curtiss P-40C
The first combat of the American Volunteer Group took place on December 20, 1941 and ended in victory, the Japanese air raid on Kunming being repulsed. The Flying Tigers then took part in the Burma campaign, shooting down fifty Japanese planes as part of the defense of Rangoon.