Curtis MF Flying Boat Government Aircraft During the Vietnam War a

During the Vietnam War a large number of the F-105F were converted to the enemy radar jamming F-105G aircraft and specialized in destroying surface-to-air missile sites

personally signed by legendary Tuskegee pilot Charles McGee

and the E-1B Tracer

and the prototype made its first flight on May 2

Base 14 inches in diameter

Curtis MF Flying Boat Government Aircraft During the Vietnam War aWright Curtis MF Flying Boat airplane model. A modified version of Glenn Curtiss' widely used F Boat, the MF Boat was built as a trainer and support aircraft. Serving throughout World War I, F and MF Boats prepared Naval Aviators for their primary mission of anti submarine warfare over the Atlantic, protecting Allied shipping from the dreaded U boat. The Museum's aircraft is a rare example and the first of 80 MF Boats built at the Naval Aircraft