Barracuda - T-shirt Hawker Glenn Curtis then formed the

Glenn Curtis then formed the Herring-Curtiss Company with Augustus Herring which was then renamed the Curtiss Aeroplane Company in 1910 based in Hammondsport

Christmas day 1940 a Martlet shot down a Junkers Ju88 over Scapa Flow which was the first combat victory by a US built fighter in British service in World War II

Spitfire MkXIV

From air power artist Peter Van Stigt this illustration shows the a Spitfire preparing to tip the gyro's of the doodle bug

Barracuda - T-shirt Hawker Glenn Curtis then formed theFairey Barracuda The Barracuda was the Royal Navy's all metal aircraft designed as a torpedo and dive bomber. The aircraft entered service in 1943 and was involved in many engagements including the attack on the German battleship Tirpitz. The Royal Canadian Navy, Netherlands Naval Aviation Service and French Air Force also operated the Barracuda.