First of 200 Curtiss Hawk 75 pursuit planes

A Curtiss Hawk 75 pursuit plane, one of 200 purchased in the United States by the French government in the 1930s. The plane is being inspected at Villacoublay, France.

Publication date: 1939-07-02

Size: 5.8 x 10.1 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Vélizy-Villacoublay (France)

Subject(s):

• Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, inc.--Products--1930-1940
• Fighter planes--French--Vélizy-Villacoublay--1930-1940
• France. Armée de l'air--Equipment & supplies--France--Vélizy-Villacoublay--1930-1940
• Hawk (Fighter planes)

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (July 2, 1939), Graphic Section/Camera News Review, p. 2

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)