berlinerjoyce

Either a crash, or testing flotation bags?

Via www.joebaugher.com: [S/N 29-316 was actually a Curtiss O-1E Falcon; the correct S/N for this prototype was 29-326.] This prototype a/c was created by the small Berliner-Joyce Aircraft Corp. of Dundalk, MD (near Baltimore) after they won a USAAC design competition for a two-seat fighter in June 1929. Known internally as the TP-2, the XP-16 prototype was powered by a liquid-cooled 600 hp Curtiss V-1570A Conqueror with supercharging. A two-blade propeller with conical spinner was fitted. A tunnel radiator was mounted underneath the engine. Airframe and wings were of metal tubing construction with fabric covering. The upper wing was of gull configuration, and was attached at the roots to the upper fuselage. The lower wing was shorter and narrower and positioned slightly behind the top wing (positive stagger). Two crewmen sat in tandem, pilot in front and gunner in back. The XP-16 was delivered to Wright Field on September 1, 1930 and gave a relatively good account of itself when tested. Maximum speed was 176 mph at sea level, 186 mph at 5000 feet. It could climb to 5000 feet in 2.6 minutes. Service ceiling was 26,200 feet. Weights were 2756 lbs empty, 3727 lbs gross. Two 0.30-in machine guns were mounted in the upper fuselage cowling, firing through the propeller arc. The second crewman fired a single flexible 0.30-cal machine gun. In addition, two 122-lb bombs could be carried. Despite some serious performance issues, the USAAC ordered 25 of these aircraft (re-designated as PB-1s) in 1931, but these were only operational with the 94th PS for less than a year. The prototype was surveyed on May 24, 1932, and the Berliner-Joyce company was absorbed into the North American Aviation company in Inglewood, CA in 1934.

Same details as previous a/c (XP-16) except for a change to the engine from a Curtiss V-1570A Conqueror with supercharging to a 600 hp V-1570-25 without supercharging, driving a three-bladed propeller. Top speed and operational ceiling were adversely impacted. Serials of the P-16 / PB-1s were 31-502/515; 31-597 and 32-221/230.

Vought SU-1....still thinking on this one...

Curtiss O2C

Looks like a Curtiss F8C Falcon. The O2C designation seems to have been for Marine aircraft, while the US Navy ones were F8.