capt. pat perez, e-mail, 05.08.2012 01:27 there was a derelic snc on the ramp at the airport in venice fla. in 1959 0r 60 story was it was flown in and parked without anyone knowing its ownership. It was sold after many years in a sherrif sale to dick durrand an an aircraft dealer in denver.

Hiroyuki Takeuchi, e-mail, 23.03.2012 11:30 A number of CW-22 was captured in Java and used as squadron hacks for the 75 and other sentais. It was apparently very popular with the Japanese pilots.

rebing, 20.06.2011 05:33 My Dad's friend, Bill Cannel, was trapped in the wreckage and killed in the resulting fire.

, e-mail, 20.06.2011 05:33 Curtiss-Wright CW-22 / SNC Falcon 1940

Fred Austin, e-mail, 04.09.2010 00:46 After my friend the outstanding air show pilot and airline captain Bill Barber passed away I sold his CW-22 for his family to Kermit Weeks. The believe the airplane still remains in Weeks collection. Bill had his name painted upside down on the side of the fuselage at one time for air show work.

guy oliver, e-mail, 22.02.2009 19:19 The SNC was used as an advanced trainer prior to the SNJ in limited numbers but were withdrawn from service for structural failure of the fuselage at the point just ahead of the empenage where if was very narrow. Snaprolls were resulting on this point to twist making control difficult

gary smith, e-mail, 12.01.2009 01:10 A friend of the family's: Bill Barber, took his Falcon to Budhapest Hungary in the 1960's. He won the aerobatic competition there. I would like to find 3-D drawings and plans of this aircraft.

Bill Kohnke, e-mail, 15.05.2008 01:35 When I was about eight years old I flew in a Falcon-22 that was owned by my Dad's best friend. It was quite an event to see, hear, and feel it's roar as it rose into the air and slowly folded those P-40 style gears under each wing. The FAA later kept the plane grounded for several years with tragic results. During the interim, insects locally known as mud daubers made a home for themselves in the engine and fuel system. The aircraft later crashed on takeoff when the engine became starved for fuel. My Dad's friend, Bill Cannel, was trapped in the wreckage and killed in the resulting fire.

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