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The Model 15 had a fuselage of welded steel tubing, while the wings were fabric on a wooden frame. The engine was a 435 hp liquid-cooled Curtiss D-12 . The FB-1, of which the Navy ordered ten in December 1924, was not modified for naval operations (for instance, no Arresting Hook ), and was assigned to Marine Corps squadrons VF-1M , VF-2M , and VF-3M . Two additional planes, designated '''FB-2''', were altered to operate on USS ''Langley'' (CV-1) with the addition of arresting gear and a straight-across axle for the landing gear. These went into service with VF-2 in December 1925. Generally satisfactory results led to an order for 27 '''FB-5'''s, which became the Navy's first fighters intended specifically for carrier operation. They were upgraded to 525 hp Packard 2A-1500 engines, and sported a row of hooks on the bottom of the axle, used to guide the plane via cables on the deck. The FB-5 first flew October 7 , 1926 and was delivered to the Navy beginning in the following January, carried on barges in Puget Sound from Boeing's factory to the ''Langley'' anchored in Seattle's harbor. Hoisted aboard, their first official flights were from the carrier's deck. VARIANTS
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