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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement  on  Form  S-8  and  S-3  (No.  33-95562329)  and in the  Registration
Statements on Forms S-8 (Nos.  33-95602114 and  33-96583181)  of  Curtiss-Wright
Corporation  of our report  dated  January 30, 1997  appearing on page 20 of the
1996  Curtiss-Wright  Corporation  Annual Report which is  incorporated  in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of
our report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.









/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Morristown, New Jersey
March 14, 1997