Curtiss Seamew info

Seamew info

I’ve recently built the Czech Model kit of this aircraft (albeit in US Navy markings) and found the Naval Fighters book by Steve Ginter very useful. It also features photos of a Royal Navy aircraft and details the markings but unfortunately no serial listing. You can see the serial on one though which is FN489 and a drawing which is FN628 of 755 Squadron.
Hope this helps.

Buttler’s Air Arsenal North America lists the intended Queen Seamew serials as JX663 – JX669, JZ771 – JZ774 and KE286 – KE304

Marine aircraft. Mmm.

If you really want to know, you’ll probably have to do some ‘real’ research rather than web work. The FAA Museum archive will be worth visiting, but I’m not sure if they are open at the moment. Definitely better to visit than write.

http://www.fleetairarm.com/pages/research/index.htm

Another approach would be to ask around on the other side of the Atlantic, as there’s a fair amount of Curtiss data in the USA.

I’d also post your query on WIX and AWF.
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/index.php
http://www.airwarfareforum.com/
HTH.

Sorry, i dont know what the serials were or how many at Beechwood Park.

Many seamew’s where stored at Beechwood Park, near Markyate Herts during the later part of the war. My father use to go and look at them stored in a field. Their was an airfield with small control hut made out of concrete there. Also two or three seamew’s where in the Percival’s hanger at Luton airport, these where in for radio control conversion, but i dont no if this was carried out.

no it was’nt! but I suppose you’ve no way of knowing what serials they were?

Many seamew’s where stored at Beechwood Park, near Markyate Herts during the later part of the war. My father use to go and look at them stored in a field. Their was an airfield with small control hut made out of concrete there. Also two or three seamew’s where in the Percival’s hanger at Luton airport, these where in for radio control conversion, but i dont no if this was carried out.

thanks Rlangham, info I already have! Theres a query on amount delivered so looking for construction Numbers/ date delivered mainly.

There’s some info here http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Aircraft/Seamew.htm interesting looking a/c, reminds me of the early Fairey Firefly’s