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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Warplane Art => Topic started by: No.1 on March 11, 2009, 04:49:40 PM

Title: Curtiss Wright SNC-1
Post by: No.1 on March 11, 2009, 04:49:40 PM

Sad but truth- I don't know anything about this plane. It look like on CW-21.

 :-wave

Title: Re: Curtiss Wright SNC-1
Post by: Wingman81 on March 11, 2009, 05:34:57 PM

Can it be that CW-22 was an air force version and SNC-1 "Falcon" is the navy version? I no close to nothing either about it.
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/8/1/2/1494218.jpg

Title: Re: Curtiss Wright SNC-1
Post by: Letipapa on March 11, 2009, 10:33:11 PM

There is a chance for me to learn about one new airplane more. :-clap :-clap :-clap :-flo :-wave

Title: Re: Curtiss Wright SNC-1
Post by: Nico Braas on March 12, 2009, 11:11:50 AM

CW-22 was export version! It was used by the ML in the Netherlands East Indies as a trainer for the CW-21 Interceptor and as a reconnaissance plane during the war against Japanese forces. In total 36 were purchased and 18 of them saw action during the war.

Title: Re: Curtiss Wright SNC-1
Post by: No.1 on March 12, 2009, 12:15:13 PM

Very good info Nico!! Did I note white bombing targeting lines over the engine cowling on one of machines? Any more info about the colors?

Cheers :)

Title: Re: Curtiss Wright SNC-1
Post by: samuraj77 on March 12, 2009, 03:57:02 PM

Somewhere I saw information that Japanese also had some samples captured from Netherlands East Indies...

Title: Re: Curtiss Wright SNC-1
Post by: Nico Braas on March 12, 2009, 04:31:45 PM

Yep, one CW-21 was captured and flown in Japanese markings! Photos: see Google.
They were published many years ago in Air Enthousiast I believe.
Some Dutch Falcons were also captured. Even in 1946 one of these was photographed in Kalang, Singapore but I have never seen these.
Colour scheme of CW22 was same as for CW-21 Interceptor: a mix of light/medium green and dark green, often described as 'new leaf and old leaf colour'.