Curtiss Model F
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The Curtiss Models F made up a family of early flying boats developed in the United States in the years leading up to World War I. Widely produced, Model Fs saw service with the United States Navy und
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First successful flight of the Curtiss Flying Fish over Keuka Lake, July 1912.
Marshall Earle Reid at Lake Keuka in his Curtiss seaplane, 1912. Note the step in the hull.
Gustave Maurice Heckscher in his Curtiss seaplane at 60 miles per hour, 1912.
Naval Aircraft Factory
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The Naval Aircraft Factory was established by the United States Navy in 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was created to help solve aircraft supply issues which the Navy Department faced upon the
Curtiss Model F
…April 1917. An initial batch of 144 of the basic F model were ordered, followed by 22 MFs in 1918. Another 80 MFs were produced under license by the Naval Aircraft Factory. This aircraft was especially useful for training because of its favorable stall recovery, while many other aircraft of the era were likely to stall…
Aerial view of the NAF
Woman making parachute at NAF, May 1942
The first F5L built by the Naval Aircraft Factory, July 1918
N-1 serial A2283