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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MCCLURG KEVIN M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CURTISS WRIGHT CORP [CW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Former Corporate Controller (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, 3RD FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/18/2008 (Street) ROSELAND, NJ 07068 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/15/2008   M   424 A $ 16.2775 (1) 2,623.7077 D   Common Stock 08/15/2008   M   786 A $ 19.08 (1) 3,409.7077 D   Common Stock 08/15/2008   M   1,050 A $ 27.955 (1) 4,459.7077 D   Common Stock 08/15/2008   M   1,353 A $ 27.92 (1) 5,812.7077 D   Common Stock 08/15/2008   M   663 A $ 36.73 (1) 6,475.7077 D   Common Stock 08/15/2008   S   4,276 D $ 54.7087 (2) 2,199.7077 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 16.2775

08/15/2008

M

424

11/19/2003

11/19/2012

Common Stock

424

$ 0 (3)

7,573

D

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 19.08

08/15/2008

M

786

11/18/2004

11/18/2013

Common Stock

786

$ 0 (3)

6,787

D

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 27.955

08/15/2008

M

1,050

11/16/2005

11/16/2014

Common Stock

1,050

$ 0 (3)

5,737

D

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 27.92

08/15/2008

M

1,353

11/15/2006

11/15/2015

Common Stock

1,353

$ 0 (3)

4,384

D

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 36.73

08/15/2008

M

663

11/20/2007

11/20/2016

Common Stock

663

$ 0 (3)

3,721

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCCLURG KEVIN M C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, 3RD FLOOR ROSELAND, NJ 07068			Former Corporate Controller

Signatures

Paul J. Ferdenzi by Power of Attorney for Kevin McClurg		08/18/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares were acquired through an exercise of options to purchase the Company's common stock. The options were awarded to Mr. McClurg under the Company's Omnibus Long Term Incentive Plan
(2)	The sale price is based on the weighted average sales price of all 4276 shares sold on the New York Stock Exchange.
(3)	There is no price associated with the acquisition of this derivative security since it was acquired through an employee based compensation plan.

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