F8C, OC, O2C Falcon / Helldiver - an overview of the versions:
- the naval version of the battle of the aeroplane A-3 Falcon
XF8C-1 Falcon - two prototypes of the fighter version for the navy
F8C-1 Falcon - serial machines
XF8C-2 Helldiver - a prototype of a substantially revised and scaled down fighter/bomber version
F8C-3 Falcon - the serial version
XF8C-4 - the second prototype fighter/bomber version
F8C-4 Helldiver - serial on-board fighter/bomber version
F8C-5 Helldiver - modified the fairing of the engine, removed the grappling hook
XF8C-6 - two F8C-5 temporary equipped with flaps
XF8C-7 Helldiver - renamed civil demonstrator the Curtiss Helldiver A-4 (not to be confused with the A-4 Falcon), later XO2C-2
XF8C-8 - renamed civil demonstrator Helldiver A-3 (not to be confused with the A-3 Falcon), later O2C-2
OC-1 - F8C-1 and XF8C-1 renamed after the transmission of the USMC
OC-2 - renamed F8C-3
XOC-3 - remodeled the second prototype, the XF8C-1, the engine of the Curtiss H-1640
O2C-1 - a part of the renamed F8C-5 and part of the newly built machines
XO2C-2 - renamed F8C-7
O2C-2 - renamed XF8C-8
Source:
http://www.aerofiles.com/_curt.html
en.wikipedia.org.
- the naval version of the battle of the aeroplane A-3 Falcon
XF8C-1 Falcon - two prototypes of the fighter version for the navy
F8C-1 Falcon - serial machines
XF8C-2 Helldiver - a prototype of a substantially revised and scaled down fighter/bomber version
F8C-3 Falcon - the serial version
XF8C-4 - the second prototype fighter/bomber version
F8C-4 Helldiver - serial on-board fighter/bomber version
F8C-5 Helldiver - modified the fairing of the engine, removed the grappling hook
XF8C-6 - two F8C-5 temporary equipped with flaps
XF8C-7 Helldiver - renamed civil demonstrator the Curtiss Helldiver A-4 (not to be confused with the A-4 Falcon), later XO2C-2
XF8C-8 - renamed civil demonstrator Helldiver A-3 (not to be confused with the A-3 Falcon), later O2C-2
OC-1 - F8C-1 and XF8C-1 renamed after the transmission of the USMC
OC-2 - renamed F8C-3
XOC-3 - remodeled the second prototype, the XF8C-1, the engine of the Curtiss H-1640
O2C-1 - a part of the renamed F8C-5 and part of the newly built machines
XO2C-2 - renamed F8C-7
O2C-2 - renamed XF8C-8
Source:
http://www.aerofiles.com/_curt.html
en.wikipedia.org.