Curtiss F8C Helldiver

Curtiss OC Falcon
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
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Zdroj:
Swanborough, F. G., Bowers, P. M. US Navy Aircraft Since 1912, Putnam Aeronautical Books, London 1990. ISBN 0-85177-838-0.
Bowers, P. M. Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947, Putnam Aeronautical Books, London 1979. ISBN 0-370-10029-8.
Jones, LLoyd S. U.S. Naval Fighters 1922 to 1980s, Aero Publishers, Fallbrook 1977, ISBN 0-81689-254-7.
Matt, Paul R. United States Navy and Marine Corps Fighters 1918-1962. Harleyford Publications, Los Angeles 1962.
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