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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP [LOGO]
          
                                                  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 
                                                  400 Campus Drive
                                                  P.O. Box 988
                                                  Florham Park, NJ  07932
                                                  Telephone (973) 236 4000
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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  February 1, 1999  appearing on page 21 of the
Curtiss-Wright  Corporation  1998 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/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Florham Park, New Jersey
March 29, 1999