Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Curtiss-Wright Exposed for Supplying Defective Aircraft Engines to Military

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The Truman Committee reveals that Curtiss-Wright’s Lockland, Ohio plant supplied defective aircraft engines to the Army Air Force through falsified tests, forged inspection reports, and collusion with military inspectors. Despite holding more defense contracts than any company except General …

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