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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 * TYNAN GLENN E   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) Vice President and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/17/2011 (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 11/16/2011   S(1)   3,816 D $ 33.04 (2) 29,899 D   Common Stock 11/16/2011   M(6)   6,780 A $ 10.925 (7) 36,679 D   Common Stock 11/16/2011   S   4,324 (8) D $ 32.75 (2) 32,355 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

Restricted Stock Unit

$ 32.97 (3)

11/16/2011

A

9,879

11/15/2014

11/15/2021

Common Stock

9,879

$ 0 (4)

26,574

D

Exercise of Stock Option

$ 10.925

11/16/2011

M(5)

6,780

11/20/2002

11/20/2011

Common Stock

6,780

$ 0 (4)

130,588

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TYNAN GLENN E C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054			Vice President and CFO

Signatures

Paul J. Ferdenzi by Power of Attorney for Glenn E. Tynan		11/17/2011
**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 sold to cover Recipient's tax obligations associated with the vesting of a restricted stock award granted under the Company's 2005 Omnibus Long Term Incentive Plan.
(2)	Price reflects the weighted average sales price for all shares sold by Recipient on the New York Stock Exchange.
(3)	Price is based on the closing price as reported by the New York Stock Exchange for the Corporation's Common Stock as of November 15, 2011.
(4)	No price on the date of issue, option having been granted as an employee benefit transaction.
(5)	Shares were acquired through the exercise of a expiring stock option.
(6)	Shares were acquired through the exercise of a stock option award made pursuant to the Company's Omnibus Long Term Incentive Plan.
(7)	The purchase price reflects the exercise price of an employee stock option awarded to employees under the Company's Omnibus Long Term Incentive Plan.
(8)	Filer sold sufficient shares to cover transactional and tax costs associated with the exercise.

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