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Curtiss Model F
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<p>The Curtiss Models F made up a family of early <a href="/facts/Flying_boat/UmALvlKC">flying boats</a> developed in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> in the years leading up to <a href="/facts/World_War_I/vITTUanQ">World War I</a>. Widely produced, Model Fs saw service with the <a href="/facts/United_States_Navy/xYK0fUou">United States Navy</a> under the designations C-2 through C-5, later reclassified to AB-2 through AB-5. Several examples were exported to <a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn">Russia</a>, and the type was built under license in <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a>. </p>