US AIRSHIP ZRS-4 AKRON + ZRS-5 MACON CURTISS F9C-2 PARASITE FIGHTER PLANE PHOTO

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ORIGINAL - U.S. AIRSHIP ZRS-4 AKRON + ZRS-5 MACON CURTISS F9C-2 PARASITE FIGHTER PLANE PHOTO
Rarely seen Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk
is a light 1930s biplane fighter aircraft that was carried by the United States Navy airships ZRS-4 USS
Akron
and ZRS-5
Macon
. It is an example of a parasite fighter, a small airplane designed to be deployed from a larger aircraft such as an airship or bomber. This particular plane number 9056 is the first of only 6 ever built not counting 2 earlier prototypes. This exact plane is currently in the
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
PHOTO PRODUCED CIRCA 1945-1959 BY THE AIRPLANE PHOTO SUPPLY COMPANY TORONTO CANADA FROM AN EARLIER NEGATIVE.
ON THE REVERSE IS THE PUBLISHERS STAMP AND PHOTO NUMBER.
CONDITIONS IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST. ON THE REVERSE A SMALL LIGHT PHOTO ALBUM RESIDUE SPOT ALONG WITH A PERIOD PENCILED PLANE ID.
LIGHTLY SEPIA TONED.
DIMENSIONS : 2 3/4" x 4 1/2"
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