Curtiss Hawk 75
German units using Hawk 75
Erprobungsstelle Rechlin
III./JG 77
Jagdfliegerschule 4 , Fürth
German registration Unit History
KQ+KA    
DS+NU Jagdfliegerschule 4, Fürth  
DS+NQ Jagdfliegerschule 4, Fürth  
1 + 2 Erprobungsstelle Rechlin  
1 + 5 Erprobungsstelle Rechlin  
1 + 6 Erprobungsstelle Rechlin  
1 + 8 Erprobungsstelle Rechlin  
1 + 9 Erprobungsstelle Rechlin  
3 + 2 Erprobungsstelle Rechlin  
     
     

 

In spring 1941 the German Luftwaffe agreed to sell some of their war booty Frencb and Norwegian Hawk 75A:s . The Espenlaub Flugzeugbau ,Wuppertal, installed german equipment.

The first delivery to Finland consisted of seven Cyclone-engined aircraft, arriving in Finland between June 23rd and 30th in 1941. They were given serial numbers Cuc 501... .507. They were accompanied by nine Twin Wasp-engined aircraft which were given. serial numbers Cuw-551.. .559.

The second delivery arrived between July 28th and August 2nd. All eleven were Twin Wasp-engined and they were given serial numbers Cuw-560... 570. A later delivery on December 5,1941 brought two more Twin Wasp-engined aircraft. The serial numbers were made uniform, the newcomers being given CU-571 . . . 572. So far all the aircraft had been shipped in wooden crates. They were assembled at the State Aircraft Factory and delivered directly to the squadrons.

In spring 1943 further fifteen Hawk 75A's were bought from the German War Booty Depot. These aircraft had served in the French Air Force three years earlier. They were brought from Dusseldorf by Finnish pilots. The first four arrived onJune 13th and the next five on July 4th. In autumn 1943 two more aircraft came on September 11th and one on November 18th. The last three arrived in early 1944; two on January 4th and the last one on January 11th. They were overhauled at the State Aircraft Factory and were given serial numbers CU-573. .. 587.

Following types were delivered

A-1's (CU-566, 568, 573, 577, 578 and 587);

A-2's (CU551, 556, 574, 575, 579, 580, 581, .584 and 585);

A-3's (CU-552,562, 563, 571, 572, 576, 582, 583 and 586);

A-4's (CU501 ... 507);

A-6's (CU-553... 555, 557 ... 561, 564, 565, 567, 569 and 570).

Finnish Hawk 75
First Leutenant V. Taina, head of inspectiongroup and leutenant J. Hillo in Düsseldorf May 1943
Ex. French N:o 23, 32, 149 and 167 at a Finnish airfield in May 1943
Type s/n French registration Norwegian registration German registration Finnish registration History
A-1 12808       CU-566 Overhauled at Valmet No 12808, delivered 31/7 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Crashed 19/5 1942
A-1 12879       CU-568 Overhauled at Valmet No 12879, delivered 2/8 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Crashed 1/7 1942
A-1   17     CU-573 Delivered 13/6 1943. To unit LeLv 32. Crashed 19/2 1946
A-1   23     CU-577 Delivered 4/7 1943. To unit LeLv 32. Crashed 9/7 1947
A-1   32     CU-578 Deliverd 4/7 1943. To unit LeLv 32. .Delivered to LeSK 30/8 1948
A-1   35     CU-587 Delivered 5/1 1944. To unit HLeLv 32. Shot down by AA 21/7 1944
A-2 13013       CU-551 Overhauled at Valmet No 13013. Delivered 23/6 1941. To unit 1.LeLv 14. Crashed 18/3 1943
A-2 12938       CU-556 Overhauled at Valmet No 12938. Delivered 30/6 1941. To unit 2./LeLv 14.
A-2   142     CU-574 Delivered 13/6 1943. To unit LeLv 32. Crashed during landing 17/1 1948
A-2   159     CU-575 Delivered 16/6 1943. To unit LeLv 32. Tailspin and crashed 4/7 1947
A-2   149     CU-579 Delivered 4/7 1943. To unit LeLv 32. Forced landing 16/5 1944
A-2   167     CU-580 Delivered 4/7 1943. To unit LeLv 32. Landing failure 7/4 1948
A-2   170     CU-581 Delivered 4/7 1943. to unit LeLv 32. Hit by AA destroyed in a forced landing 24/6 1944
A-2   200     CU-584 Delivered 18/11 1943. To unit HLeLv 32.Crashed 11/8 1948
A-2   129     CU-585 Delivered 4/1 1944. To unit HLeLv 32. Landing failure 10/5 1948
A-3 13747       CU-552 Overhauled at Valmet No 13747. Delivered 26/6 1941. To unit 2./LeLv 14. Landing failure 7/8 1945, not repaired
A-3 13805       CU-562 Overhauled at Valmet No 13805.Delivered 30/7 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Shot down by AA 24/6 1944
A-3 13757       CU-563 Overhauled at Valmet No 13757. Deliverd 30/7 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Crashed during take-off 28/6 1942
A-3 13731       CU-571 Overhauled at Valmet No 13731. Delivered 4/12 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Forced landing 1/5 1944, not repaired
A-3 13751       CU-572 Overhauled at Valmet No 13751. Delivered 5/12 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Lost 3/4 1942
A-3   308     CU-576 Delivered 13/6 1943. To unit LeLv 32. Crashed 7/5 1944
A-3   251     CU-582 Delivered 11/9 1943. To unit LeLv 32. Engine malfunction, crashlanding 25/5 1944
A-3   268     CU-583 Delivered 11/9 1943. To unit LeLv 32.Shot down 26/3 1944
A-3   302     CU-586 Delivered 4/1 1944. To unit HLeLv 32. Landing failure 23/6 1948
A-4 13584       CU-501 Overhauled at Valmet No 13854. Delivered 23/6 1941. To unit 1./LeLv 12. Shot down 22/7 1941
A-4 13852       CU-502 Overhauled at Valmet No 13852. Delivered 24/6 1941. To unit 1./LeLv 12. Landing failure 19/4 1948 not repaired.
A-4 13816       CU-503 Overhauled at Valmet No 13816. Delivered 25/6 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Forced landing 25/8 1948, not repaired
A-4 13829       CU-504 Overhauled at Valmet No 13829. Delivered 26/6 1941. To unit 1./LeLv 12. Destroyed 20/7 1942
A-4 13823       CU-505 Overhauled at Valmet No 13823. Delivered 26/6 1941. To unit 1./LeLv 12. Landing failure 22/10 1945, not repaired
A-4 13828       CU-506 Overhauled at Valmet No 13828. Delivered 26/6 1941. To unit 2/LeLv 12. Air collision with Blenheim 17/11 1943
A-4 13827       CU-507 Overhauled at Valmet No 13827. Delivered 30/6 1941. To unit 2./LeLv 12. Lost 10/7 1941
A-6 13663       CU-553 Ex Norwegian,Overhauled at Valmet No 13663. Delivered 30/6 1941. To unit 1./LeLv 14. Overturned during landing 7/9 1944, not repaired
A-6 13659       CU-554 Ex Norwegian,Overhauled at Valmet No 13659. Delivered 30/6 1941. To unit 2./LeLv 14. Shot down 19/3 1943
A-6 13646       CU-555 Ex Norwegian,Overhauled at Valmet No 13646. Delivered 30/6 1941. To unit 1./LeLv 14. Lost in air fight 28/5 1944
A-6 13661       CU-557 Ex Norwegian, Overhauled at Valmet No 13661. Delivered 30/6 1941. To unit 1./LeLv 14. Shot down 5/8 1941
A-6 13660       CU-558 Ex Norwegian, Overhauled at Valmet No 13660 . Delivered 30/6 1941. To unit 1./LeLv 14. Hit by bomb 7/1 1943 and destroyed
A-6 13654       CU-559 Ex Norwegian, Overhauled at Valmet No 13654. Delivered 30/6 1941. To unit 2./LeLv 14. Landing mishap, not repaired, 23/6 1948
A-6 13644       CU-560 Ex Norwegian, Overhauled at Valmet No 13644. Delivered 28/ 1941. To unit LeLv 32. To LeSK 30/8 1948 as a demonstration model
A-6 13647       CU-561 Ex Norwegian, Overhauled at Valmet No 13647. Delivered 20/7 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Shot down 14/8 1941
A-6 13653       CU-564 Ex Norwegian, Overhauled at Valmet No 13653. Delivered 31/7 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Engine failure during take-off 9/3 1943.
A-6 13650       CU-565 Ex Norwegian, Overhauled at Valmet No 13650. Delivered 1/8 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Shot down by AA 19/3 1943
A-6 13662       CU-567 Ex Norwegian, Overhauled at Valmet No 13662. Delivered 31/7 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Shot down 5/11 1941
A-6 13645       CU-569 Ex Norwegian, Overhauled at Valmet No 13645. Delivered 30/56 1941. To unit LeLv 32. Crash landing 13/6 1943
A-6 13648       CU-570 Ex Norwegian, Overhauled at Valmet No 13648. Delivered 1/8 1941 . To unit LeLv 32. Shot down by AA 1/11 1941