Curtiss P-36 Hawk
1935 fighter aircraft family by Curtiss; exported widely, most prominently to the French Air Force at the start of World War II
The Curtiss P-36 Hawk is a US single-engine fighter aircraft. It was used in World War II by the Royal Air Force and the French Air Force. Before that, it was used by the US Army Air Corps. Its first flight was in 1935. It was the basis of the P-40 Warhawk.