The P-6 proved to be the pinnacle of the series. The XP-6A prototype, which Curtiss developed in the mid-1920s, went on to take first place at the 1927 U.S National Air Races while the XP-6 model ...

The Curtiss P-6 Hawk Was Too Good For Its Time Here’s What You Need to Remember: Despite never firing its guns in anger, the P-6E was well armed for the time with two .30 caliber machine guns.