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The '''Curtiss F8C''' '''''Helldiver''''' is an [[United States|American]] military reconnaissance bi-plane manufactured by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company during the early-to-mid 1930's. A fleet of F8Cs famously appear in the climax of the [[1933]] film ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'', and reappear in the [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005 remake]] of the original.
The '''Curtiss F8C''' '''''Helldiver''''' is an [[United States|American]] military reconnaissance bi-plane manufactured by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company during the early-to-mid 1930's. A fleet of F8Cs famously appears in the climax of the [[1933]] film ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'', and reappear in the [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005 remake]] of the original.
==History==
==History==
===''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong (1933)]]''===
===''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong (1933)]]''===
After escaping from the exhibit and travelling across [[New York]] while carrying [[Ann Darrow]], [[King Kong]] began scaling the [[Empire State Building]], reaching the observation deck in just a few minutes. Shortly afterwards, the US Military sent in a fleet of four ''Helldiver''s to confront King Kong. After setting Ann down on the building's observation deck, King Kong climbed up to the Empire State Building's spire and roared to challenge the aircraft, which began flying around him and shooting at him with their machine guns. Although Kong fought well, swatting one of the planes out of the sky, the remaining aircraft were too much for the giant primate to handle. Mortally wounded by machine gun fire, King Kong fell from the building's spire to his death far below.
After escaping from the exhibit and traveling across [[New York]] while carrying [[Ann Darrow]], [[King Kong]] began scaling the [[Empire State Building]], reaching the observation deck in just a few minutes. Shortly afterward, the US Military sent in a fleet of four ''Helldiver''s to confront King Kong. After setting Ann down on the building's observation deck, King Kong climbed up to the Empire State Building's spire and roared to challenge the aircraft, which began flying around him and shooting at him with their machine guns. Although Kong fought well, swatting one of the planes out of the sky, the remaining aircraft were too much for the giant primate to handle. Mortally wounded by machine-gun fire, King Kong fell from the building's spire to his death far below.
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* Each Curtiss F8C ''Helldiver'' is armed with a machine gun mounted aft of the propeller.
* Each Curtiss F8C ''Helldiver'' is armed with a machine gun mounted aft of the propeller.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Owing to the different time period the [[King Kong (1976 film)|1976 remake]] is set in, [[UH-1 Iroquois]] helicopters are used for the same role the ''Helldivers'' had in the original film.
* Owing to the different time periods the [[King Kong (1976 film)|1976 remake]] is set in, [[UH-1 Iroquois]] helicopters are used for the same role the ''Helldivers'' had in the original film.
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Revision as of 14:25, 22 September 2020

Curtiss F8C Helldiver
A fleet of Curtiss F8C Helldivers in the 1933 King Kong film
Height 3.12 meters[1]
Length 8.41 meters[1]
Targets King Kong
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The Curtiss F8C Helldiver is an American military reconnaissance bi-plane manufactured by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company during the early-to-mid 1930's. A fleet of F8Cs famously appears in the climax of the 1933 film King Kong, and reappear in the 2005 remake of the original.

History

King Kong (1933)

After escaping from the exhibit and traveling across New York while carrying Ann Darrow, King Kong began scaling the Empire State Building, reaching the observation deck in just a few minutes. Shortly afterward, the US Military sent in a fleet of four Helldivers to confront King Kong. After setting Ann down on the building's observation deck, King Kong climbed up to the Empire State Building's spire and roared to challenge the aircraft, which began flying around him and shooting at him with their machine guns. Although Kong fought well, swatting one of the planes out of the sky, the remaining aircraft were too much for the giant primate to handle. Mortally wounded by machine-gun fire, King Kong fell from the building's spire to his death far below.

King Kong (2005)

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Weapons

  • Each Curtiss F8C Helldiver is armed with a machine gun mounted aft of the propeller.

Trivia

  • Owing to the different time periods the 1976 remake is set in, UH-1 Iroquois helicopters are used for the same role the Helldivers had in the original film.

 
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Falcon Curtiss Falcon on Wikipedia
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