Curtiss P-36 Hawk

The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of both the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation of combat aircraft—a sleek monoplane design making extensive use of metal in its construction and powered by a powerful radial engine. The P-36 saw little combat with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was nevertheless the fighter used most extensively and successfully by the French Armee de l'air during the Battle of France.

Curtiss P-36 Hawk in "Liberating Alaska"
Curtiss Hawks, flying from the USS Lexington in the Bering Sea, provided air support for the Marines landing near Siknazuak, Alaska in late June, 1929. While several Hawks inflicted heavy casualties on pro-Soviet forces, the enemy was able to successfully down one Hawk.