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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934


FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1996

Commission File Number 1-134


CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware 13-0612970
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)


1200 Wall Street West
Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


(201) 896-8400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [ X ] No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share: 5,078,086 shares (as of April 30,
1996)

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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS






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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Financial Statements:

Consolidated Balance Sheets 3

Consolidated Statements of Earnings 4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity 6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 7 - 9

Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 10 - 13


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 14

Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 15
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 - Financial Statements

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
(In Thousands)

March 31, December 31,
1996 1995
Assets: --------- -----------
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,898 $ 8,865
Short-term investments 70,323 69,898
Receivables, net 36,664 36,277
Deferred tax asset 6,957 7,149
Inventories 34,188 29,111
Other current assets 2,671 2,325
--------- -----------
Total current assets 156,701 153,625
--------- -----------
Property, plant and equipment, at cost 198,691 198,051
Less, accumulated depreciation 142,792 141,782
--------- -----------
Property, plant and equipment, net 55,899 56,269
Prepaid pension costs 31,885 31,128
Other assets 4,984 5,179
--------- -----------
Total assets $249,469 $246,201
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Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 17,400 $ 17,244
Dividends payable 1,269
Income taxes payable 3,388 2,000
Other current liabilities 12,987 13,810
--------- -----------
Total current liabilities 35,044 33,054
--------- -----------
Long-term debt 10,347 10,347
Deferred income taxes 7,448 7,447
Other liabilities 22,745 23,174
--------- -----------
Total liabilities 75,584 74,022
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $1 par value 10,000 10,000
Capital surplus 57,138 57,141
Retained earnings 290,755 288,710
Unearned portion of restricted stock (758) (780)
Equity adjustments from foreign
currency translation (1,699) (1,330)
--------- -----------
355,436 353,741
Less, cost of treasury stock 181,551 181,562
--------- -----------
Total stockholders' equity 173,885 172,179
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $249,469 $246,201
========= ===========
[FN] See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of EARNINGS
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands except per share data)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
----------------------
1996 1995
Revenues: -------- --------
Sales $36,316 $37,543
Rentals and gains (losses) on
sales of real estate and equipment, net 1,800 2,092
Interest, dividends & gains (losses) on
short-term investments, net 428 1,060
Other income, net 59 118
-------- --------
Total revenues 38,603 40,813
-------- --------
Costs and expenses:
Product and engineering 24,242 25,981
Selling and service 1,618 1,589
Administrative and general 7,603 7,037
Interest 97 128
-------- --------
Total costs and expenses 33,560 34,735
-------- --------
Earnings before income taxes 5,043 6,078
Provision for income taxes 1,728 2,066
-------- --------
Net earnings $ 3,315 $ 4,012
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Weighted avg number of common shares outstanding 5,078 5,061

Net earnings per common share $ .65 $ .79
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Dividends per common share $ .25 $ .25
======== ========
[FN] See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
March 31
-------------------
1996 1995
Cash flows from operating activities: -------- --------
Net earnings $ 3,315 $ 4,012
Adj to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided -------- --------
by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 2,206 2,471
Net gains on short-term investments (227) (216)
Decrease in deferred taxes 192 695
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Proceeds from sales of trading securities 77,392 37,599
Purchases of trading securities (77,797) (36,848)
Increase in receivables (764) (1,275)
Increase in inventory (3,237) (2,622)
Decrease in progress payments (1,463) (718)
Inc in accounts payable and accrued expenses 156 156
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable 1,388 (4)
Increase in other assets (907) (591)
Decrease in other liabilities (1,047) (957)
Other, net 17 299
-------- --------
Total adjustments (4,091) (2,011)
-------- --------
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities (776) 2,001
-------- --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of real estate and equipment 75 379
Additions to property, plant and equipment (2,266) (1,489)
-------- --------
Net cash used by investing activities (2,191) (1,110)
-------- --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt - (38)
-------- --------
Net cash used by financing activities - (38)
-------- --------
Net inc (dec) in cash and cash equivalents (2,967) 853
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 8,865 4,245
-------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 5,898 $ 5,098
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[FN] See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Equity
Unearned Adjustments
Common Stock Portion of from Foreign
Shares Capital Retained Restricted Currency Treasury Stock
Issued Amount Surplus Earnings Stock Awards Translation Shares Amount
---------- ------- ------- -------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
December 31, 1994 10,000,000 $10,000 $57,139 $275,600 $(1,622) 4,939,257 $182,348

Net earnings 18,169
Common dividends (5,059)
Exchange of com-
mon shares for
the exercise of
stock options 1,513 71
Stock options
exercised (31) (2,346) (110)
Stock awards
issued 33 $(780) (16,247) (747)
Translation ad-
justments, net 292
---------- ------ ------ ------- ------- ------- ---------- --------
December 31, 1995 10,000,000 10,000 57,141 288,710 (780) (1,330) 4,922,177 181,562

Net earnings 3,315
Common dividends (1,270)
Amortization of
earned portion
of restricted
stock 22
Stock options
exercised, net (3) (173) (11)
Translation ad-
justment, net (369)
---------- ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- --------- --------
March 31, 1996 10,000,000 $10,000 $57,138 $290,755 $(758) $(1,699) 4,922,004 $181,551
========== ====== ====== ======= ======= ======== ========= ========
</TABLE>
[FN] See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES to CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified multi-national manufacturing
concern which produces and markets precision components and systems and
provides highly engineered services to Aerospace & Marine and Industrial
markets. Its principal operations include three domestic manufacturing
facilities and thirty-two Metal Improvement service facilities located in North
America and Europe, and an aircraft component overhaul facility in Denmark.

The information furnished in this report has been prepared in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles and as such reflects all
adjustments, consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals, which are, in
the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for
the interim periods presented. The unaudited consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
notes thereto included in the Corporation's 1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The results of operations for these interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of the operating results for a full year.

2. RECEIVABLES

Receivables, at March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995, include amounts
billed to customers and unbilled charges on long-term contracts consisting
of amounts recognized as sales but not billed at the dates presented.
Substantially all amounts of unbilled receivables are expected to be billed
and collected within a year. The composition of receivables for those
periods is as follows:

(In thousands)
--------------------------
March 31, December 31,
1996 1995
--------- ----------
Accounts receivable, billed $31,760 $32,236
Less: progress payments applied 4,339 4,339
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27,421 27,897
--------- ----------
Unbilled charges on long-term contracts 26,375 25,128
Less: progress payments applied 16,365 15,988
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10,010 9,140
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Allowance for doubtful accounts (767) (760)
--------- ----------
Receivables, net $36,664 $36,277
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3. INVENTORIES

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (principally average cost)
or market. The composition of inventories at March 31, 1996 and December
31, 1995 is as follows:
(In thousands)
-------------------------
March 31, December 31,
1996 1995
--------- ----------
Raw materials $ 4,085 $ 3,757
Work-in-process 14,940 14,489
Finished goods 5,800 4,353
Inventoried costs related to U. S. Gov't
and other long-term contracts 12,848 11,474
--------- ----------
Total inventories 37,673 34,073
Less: progress payments applied,
principally related to long-term contracts 3,485 4,962
--------- ----------
Net inventories $34,188 $29,111
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4. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

The Corporation establishes a reserve for a potential environmental
responsibility when it concludes that a determination of legal liability is
probable, based upon the advice of counsel. Such amounts, if quantified,
reflect the Corporation's estimate of the amount of that liability. If only a
range of potential liability can be estimated, a reserve will be established at
the low end of that range. Such reserves represent today's values of
anticipated remediation not recognizing any recovery from insurance carriers,
or third-party legal actions, and are not discounted.

The Corporation is joined with many other corporations and municipalities
as potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in a number of environmental cleanup
sites, which include the Sharkey Landfill Superfund Site, Parsippany, N. J.,
Caldwell Trucking Company Superfund Site, Fairfield, N. J., and Pfohl Brothers
Landfill Site, Cheektowaga, N. Y., identified to date as the most significant
sites. Other environmental sites in which the Corporation is involved include
but are not limited to Chemsol, Inc. Superfund Site, Piscataway, N. J., and PJP
Landfill, Jersey City, N. J.

The Corporation believes that the outcome of any of these matters would
not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation's results of operations
or financial condition.

5. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Interest payments of $32,000 and $141,000 were made primarily in
association with long-term debt in the first quarters of 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The Corporation received a refund for an overpayment of 1995
federal income taxes of $500,000 in the first quarter of 1996 and made an
estimated federal income tax payment of $412,000 for the first quarter of
1995, respectively.

6. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share were computed by dividing the applicable amount of
earnings by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
each period shown in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
The assumed exercise of outstanding stock options had an immaterial dilutive
effect on earnings per share in each respective period.
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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation posted aggregate pre-tax operating earnings
for the first quarter of 1996 which were slightly higher than operating
earnings of the first quarter of 1995. Operating earnings from the
Corporation's two business segments totaled $5.39 million for the first
quarter of 1996, compared with $5.37 million for the same prior year
period.

Consolidated net earnings for the Corporation declined, however,
totaling $3.3 million, or $.65 per share, for the first quarter of 1996
compared with net earnings of $4.0 million, or $.79 per share, posted in
the first quarter of 1995. Net earnings were adversely affected in the
first quarter of 1996 by lower overall income from our portfolio of short-
term investments and losses associated with the write-offs of fixed assets.

Total sales reported for the first quarter of 1996 were $36.3 million,
compared with sales of $37.5 million for the first quarter of 1995. The
decline in sales for the first quarter of 1996 primarily reflects the
absence of contributions from the Corporation's Buffalo Extrusion division,
which was sold in June 1995. Excluding Buffalo s results from the first
quarter of 1995, sales for the 1996 period were 6% higher than in the prior
year while operating income improved 11% principally due to the
Corporation's foreign operations. New orders received by the Corporation
totaled $38.2 million for the first quarter of 1996, a 30% increase from
orders received in the first quarter of 1995, after excluding orders
received in 1995 for the Buffalo division. The improvement in new orders
is attributable to the growth of our component overhaul business, higher
levels of shot-peening and peen-forming services and an increase in
military valve orders. The backlog of unshipped orders totaled $105.4
million at March 31, 1996, a slight increase from the backlog of unshipped
orders at December 31, 1995 of $103.6 million.

Segment Performance:
The Corporation's Aerospace & Marine segment posted sales of $21.2
million for the first quarter of 1996, a slight increase when compared with
sales of $21.0 million for the first quarter of 1995. The improved sales
reflect an 80% increase in the component overhaul portion of the aerospace
business. Sales for the first quarter of 1996 also reflect a contribution
from our European overhaul facility which opened in May 1995 and improved
sales of shot-peening and peen-forming services in both domestic and
foreign markets. The segment results also benefited from higher F-16
production shipments in the first quarter of 1996 than those of the prior
year period in support of Lockheed Martin s foreign military sales program.
Improvements in these programs were generally offset by lower sales in
commercial actuation production programs largely due to Boeing s labor
disruption in late 1995. Sales of military valve products also declined
when comparing the first quarter of 1996 with the same prior year period
generally due to a slowdown in production caused by the unavailability of
key materials.
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Despite improved sales, operating earnings for the Aerospace & Marine
segment declined slightly in 1996, when compared to the same period of 1995.
The decline in earnings is largely attributable to the slightly lower margins
associated with the current sales mix, as compared with sales of the same
prior year period. Curtiss-Wright also continues to make progress on its
fixed price engineering and development contracts associated with the
Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22, the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 E/F and the Bell
Boeing V-22 Osprey, but has experienced some delays in actual hardware
production which adversely impacted sales and profits in the current period.

New orders received by the Corporation's Aerospace & Marine segment
increased 38%, totaling $22.8 million for the first quarter of 1996,
compared to orders of $16.5 million received in the first quarter of 1995.
The increase is primarily attributable to the growth of our component
overhaul business and to military valve orders.

The Corporation's Industrial segment posted improved sales and
operating earnings for the first quarter of 1996, after excluding the
results of the former Buffalo Extrusion division from the first quarter of
1995. Sales for the Industrial segment of $15.1 million improved 13%,
while earnings of $3.2 million improved 32% for the 1996 period, after
excluding Buffalo from total 1995 results. Sales of industrial shot-
peening services showed a significant improvement in the 1996 period when
compared with the prior year quarter, reflecting increases throughout the
domestic and foreign industrial markets served. The Industrial segment
also reported improvements in the sales of commercial valve products for
the first quarter of 1996, as compared with the first quarter of 1995.
This improvement primarily reflects our Target Rock Corporation s support
of an emergency order from a utility in response to outages in February
1996.

New orders for the Industrial segment totaled $15.4 million for the
first quarter of 1996, an increase of 18% when excluding orders received in
1995 for the Corporation s former Buffalo division. The increase in new
orders is attributable to higher levels of shot-peening and peen-forming
services and the aforementioned emergency order for commercial valves.

Other Revenue and Costs:
Other revenue recorded by the Corporation in the first quarter of 1996
totaled $2.3 million, compared with $3.3 million reported for the same
period of 1995. The decline in other revenue was caused by lower overall
income from our portfolio of short-term investments and losses on write-
offs of fixed assets.

Operating costs, for the Corporation as a whole, declined 3% when
comparing total 1996 costs for the first quarter with those of the same
prior year period, generally reflecting the decline in sales, period to
period. Administrative expenses for the first quarter of both years were
reduced by accrued income generated from the Corporation s overfunded
pension plan. Net pension income varied slightly, totaling $.8 million for
the first quarter of 1996, compared with $.7 million for the first quarter
of 1995.
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CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION:

Liquidity and Capital Resources:
The Corporation's working capital was $121.7 million at March 31,
1996, a slight increase from working capital at December 31, 1995 of $120.6
million. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 4.47 to 1 at
March 31, 1996, compared with a current ratio of 4.65 to 1 at
December 31, 1995.

The change in working capital reflects a substantial increase in
inventory levels at March 31, 1996, as compared with their levels at
December 31, 1995. The increase in inventory was due to higher levels of
work-in-process associated with long-term development contracts and the new
commercial actuation production contracts received in 1995 from Boeing.
Partially offsetting the increase in working capital due to the higher
inventory levels was an increase in income taxes payable at March 31, 1996,
from December 31, 1995 and accrued dividends payable. The Corporation's
cash and short-term investments totaled $76.2 million at March 31, 1996, a
decline of $2.5 million from the prior year-end.

The Corporation continues to maintain its $22.5 million revolving
credit lending facility and its $22.5 million short term credit agreement,
which provide additional sources of capital to the Corporation. The
revolving credit agreement, of which $7.8 million remains unused at March
31, 1996, encompasses various letters of credit issued primarily in
connection with outstanding industrial revenue bonds. There were no cash
borrowings made on the short term credit agreement during the first quarter
of 1996 and there were no outstanding balances for borrowed funds under the
agreement at March 31, 1996.

During the first quarter of 1996, internally generated funds were
adequate to meet capital expenditures of $2.3 million, primarily for
machinery and equipment for use by the operating segments. The Corporation
has begun a $3.8 million building expansion of its Shelby, North Carolina
facility. This expansion is necessary to support the future production
levels resulting from new contract awards received on three major Boeing
commercial aircraft programs during 1995 and to support the growth
experienced in our component overhaul business. The Corporation s Metal
Improvement Company subsidiary is also in the process of expanding by
adding additional overseas facilities which are expected to be operational
in early 1997. Projected funds from operating sources and the
Corporation's short-term investments are expected to be more than adequate
to cover the cost of these projects as well as future cash requirements.
Capital expenditures of approximately $14.8 million are anticipated for the
balance of the year along with $4.5 million of anticipated expenditures
connected with environmental remediation programs.
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:

On April 25, 1996, the Corporation announced that an agreement had been
signed for the purchase of the Aviall Accessory Services unit of Aviall,
Inc. The closing is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary
closing conditions. Aviall Accessory Services, located in Miami, Florida,
is a provider of aircraft component repair and overhaul services with a
global customer base. This FAA-approved repair facility has the capability
of servicing more than 6,500 types of hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical,
electro-mechanical, electrical and electronic aircraft components and has
annual sales of approximately $21 million. Upon completion of the
purchase, Aviall Accessory Services will be known as Curtiss-Wright
Accessory Services, a division of Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems, Inc., a
major producer of commercial and military aircraft actuation and control
systems and components.

Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems' existing overhaul business unit
provides aftermarket support primarily for components that it manufactures
for The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation. The addition of
Aviall Accessory Services' capabilities to overhaul Boeing, McDonnell
Douglas and Airbus aircraft components will greatly increase the range of
services that Curtiss-Wright can offer to airlines and other aircraft
operators, positioning it as a nose-to-tail supplier of aircraft
component repairs. It also will expand Curtiss-Wright's global customer
base. To reduce costs and become more efficient without compromising
safety, airlines are increasingly establishing strategic alliances with
large independent maintenance service providers. This acquisition will
increase Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems' ability to participate in such
alliances and to take advantage of these developing opportunities.

The acquisition will be financed solely by the Corporation's available
cash equivalents and short-term investments and is expected to be completed
in late May, as soon as regulatory requirements are satisfied.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On April 12, 1996, the Registrant held its annual meeting of stock-
holders. The matters submitted to a vote by the stockholders were the
election of directors, the retention of independent accountants for the
Registrant, and the approval by the stockholders of the Registrant's 1996
Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

The vote received by the director nominees was as follows:
For Withheld
--------- ----------
Thomas R. Berner 4,688,770 9,946
John S. Bull 4,687,122 11,594
James B. Busey IV 4,689,084 9,632
David Lasky 4,689,058 9,658
William B. Mitchell 4,688,986 9,730
John R. Myers 4,688,686 9,848
William W. Sihler 4,688,917 9,799
J. McLain Stewart 4,686,523 12,193

The foregoing represent all of the Registrant's directors.

There were no votes against or broker nonvotes.

The stockholders approved the retention of Price Waterhouse LLP,
independent accountants for the Registrant. The holders of 4,597,201
shares voted in favor; 95,487 voted against, and 6,028 abstained. There
were no broker nonvotes.

The final item voted on at the April 12, 1996 meeting was the
Registrant's 1996 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, which plan had
previously been adopted subject to stockholder approval. The stockholders
approved the plan, the holders of 4,032,182 shares voting in favor and
272,819 voting against, there having been 393,714 abstentions.
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Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) Exhibits

Exhibit 10 - Material Contracts (Page 15)

(i) Asset Purchase Agreement between Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and Aviall, Inc. dated
April 25, 1996, and Guaranty Agreement by Curtiss-Wright Corporation dated
April 25, 1996.

Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedules (Page 45)

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

The Registrant did not file any report on Form 8-K during the
quarter ended March 31, 1996.


SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
(Registrant)

By:s/Robert A. Bosi
Robert A. Bosi,
Vice President-Finance

By:s/Kenneth P. Slezak
Kenneth P. Slezak,
Controller

Dated: May 13, 1996