Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Adams David Charles
  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)
Co-Chief Operating Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/2009
(Street)

PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054
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               29,933.753 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 $ 30.9 (1) 11/18/2009   A   30,679   11/18/2010(2) 11/18/2019 Common Stock 30,679 $ 0 (3) 95,124 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 30.9 (1) 11/18/2009   A   9,122   11/18/2012(4) 11/18/2019 Common Stock 9,122 $ 0 (3) 9,122 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Adams David Charles
C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD
PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054
      Co-Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

 Paul J. Ferdenzi by Power of Attorney for David Adams   11/20/2009
**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) Price is based on the closing price as reported by the New York Stock Exchange for the Corporation's Common Stock as of November 17, 2009.
(2) Up to 1/3 of the shares covered by the option vest on 11/18/10, vesting increases to 2/3 of such shares on 11/18/11 and increasing to all shares on 11/18/12.
(3) No price on the date of issue, option having been granted as an employee benefit transaction. The option has a value of $9.19 per share using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
(4) These units are restricted for a period of three years and are subject to forfeiture if the Officer should leave the employ of the Company.

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