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Some aircraft are forgotten, for reasons entirely outside the control of their pilots or designers. Often because they were developed for one specific role...that didn't quite pan out. This would be the fate of all attempts at a 'parasite fighter'.

With the first, the Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk, being a prime example. Less than ten would be built, and when most were lost with USS Macon...the Sparrowhawk's service mostly came to an end. An interesting early experiment in aviation, but one that was arguably doomed from the start.

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Further Reading:
https://archive.org/details/bwb_P8-CL...
https://archive.org/details/americanf...
https://archive.org/details/unitedsta...
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-...
https://www.jetsprops.com/fighters/th...