Perhaps best known as the predecessor of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, the P-36 saw little combat with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was the fighter used most extensively and successfully by the French Air Force during the Battle of France. The P-36 was also ordered by the governments of the Netherlands and Norway but ...

P-36戰鬥機 、或稱為 鷹式-75型戰機，是 柯蒂斯-萊特公司 在1930年代中葉設計的一款戰鬥機，也是西方航空業界第一波全金屬製可伸縮起落架單翼戰鬥機的開創機型之一。 P-36的優異性能奠定其在1930年代的外銷主力地位，P-36戰機與它的衍生機種多達3／4外銷到世界各國，而較為人所知的是它的改良型 P-40戰鬥機。 P-36起源於寇帝斯競標 美國陸軍航空隊 於1935年提出的戰鬥機設計需求，公司編號75型（Model 75），希望引起 美國陸軍航空隊 的注意以贏得生產合約。

2025年2月2日 · P-36战斗机 、或称为 鹰式-75型战机，是 柯蒂斯-莱特公司 在1930年代中叶设计的一款战斗机，也是西方航空业界第一波全金属制可伸缩起落架单翼战斗机的开创机型之一。 P-36的优异性能奠定其在1930年代的外销主力地位，P-36战机与它的衍生机种多达3／4外销到世界各国，而较为人所知的是它的改良型 P-40战斗机。 P-36起源于寇帝斯竞标 美国陆军航空队 于1935年提出的战斗机设计需求，公司编号75型（Model 75），希望引起 美国陆军航空队 的注意以赢 …

The P-36 Hawk fighters were designed by Donovan Berlin as a private venture of Curtiss. The prototype flew in May 1935. Curtiss was awarded with a contract for 77 aircraft in 1936, and in 1937 United States Army Air Corps ordered another 210.

During 1941, the Air Corps transferred 39 of its P-36s to Hawaii and 20 to Alaska. After World War II began, the outmoded P-36 soon was relegated to training and courier duties within the United States. The airplane on display is the first P-36A delivered to the Air Corps. It was donated by Edward S. Perkins of Anniston, Alabama, in April 1959.

This was the largest US military order since the first World War. 7 Delivery began in April 1938, but by the time the United States entered World War II, the P-36 was already obsolete. Circumstances compelled limited use of P-36As in the opening stage of hostilities with Japan at Pearl Harbor , but they were very soon relegated for use in a ...

Five of the 39 P-36A Hawks at Pearl Harbor, delivered previously by the USS Enterprise, were able to take off during the attack and were credited with shooting down two Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 Zeros for the loss of one P-36, among the first U.S. aerial victories of World War II.

2019年4月11日 · Many aircraft that served between WWI and WWII are all but lost to history because they are overshadowed but the legendary actions of the aircraft that served in the World Wars. Lawrence Hebb from Hamilton, New Zealand on May 10, 2019:

The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, was an American fighter aircraft that saw limited operational use during World War II. It was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation and served as a predecessor to the more famous P-40 Warhawk.

2023年9月24日 · Though the P-36 saw limited action with the United States during World War II, its story doesn’t end there. It was a key fighter for the French Air Force during the Battle of France. Captured models served Axis powers, while diverted planes flew for the British Commonwealth and the Dutch East Indies.