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Pencil; Hoover for President 1928

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Physical Description
From U.S.S. Macon
Summary
Museum personnel found this souvenir from the 1928 Presidential Campaign inside the U.S. Navy Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk fighter during its refurbishment in 2006. It was probably lost by a pilot or mechanic in the 1930s.
Long Description
This pencil, marked "Hoover for President 1928," was found inside the Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk fighter during its refurbishment in 2006. It was most likely lost by a pilot or mechanic during the 1930s.
Operating from U.S. Navy airships during the early 1930s, diminutive Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawks tested one of the more imaginative ideas in aviation history. Deployed with the U.S.S. Akron and Macon, they turned these airships into flying aircraft carriers. The airplanes, which could be released and recovered in flight, were to be used for attack, for defense of the airships, and to greatly increase search range for the Navy's giant, helium-filled dirigibles.
Eight Sparrowhawks were produced for this purpose. The first arrived at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey, in June 1932, and experimental trials with airship-based fighter support were brief. The Akron was lost in a storm on April 4, 1933; the Macon crashed off the California coast on February 12, 1935. Before these accidents, not a single Sparrowhawk was lost. However, with only three remaining, and no dirigible from which to operate, the aircraft were relegated to utility flying.
Credit Line
Transferred from the United States Navy Department, Bureau of Aeronautics
1932
Inventory Number
A19410007007
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
CRAFT-Aircraft Parts
Dimensions
Height: 3.66 m (12.0 ft)
Length: 6.27 m (20.6 ft)
Wing span: 7.63 m (25.0 ft)
Engine: Wright R-975E3, 328 kw (440 horsepower)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar
Boeing Aviation Hangar
National Air and Space Museum
Record ID
nasm_A19410007007
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv99ccc8ecd-e399-42c5-b9d6-820af740ea1b

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