The P-36 Hawk was an Average Fighter with a Heroic Reputation

Not A Pound For Air To Ground

The Curtiss Model 75 - the P-36 in US service - is an usual fighter. Despite being a modern monoplane it was already obsolete by the time the Second World War began. Even so, it was the best frontline fighter available to the Armee De L'Air during the Battle Of France and went on to defend Pearl Har