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Aircraft · United States · 1940-1945

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

fighter

Flown by Desert Air Force squadrons including South Africans and Australians as the Kittyhawk/Tomahawk, the P-40 was outperformed by the Bf 109 at altitude but proved a rugged fighter-bomber that hammered Rommel's supply columns during the retreat from Alamein.

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top speed580 km/h
crew1
armament6x 12.7mm MG
produced13,738

Mediterranean and North Africa, Pacific, China, Burma and India

c/n 27490. US military serial '43-5802'. RCAF serial '840'. Operated by Peter Teichman's Hangar 11 Collection, based at North Weald, Essex. She currently wears the markings of a P-40N '44-2104590' named "Lulu Belle", whi
c/n 27490. US military serial '43-5802'. RCAF serial '840'. Operated by Peter Teichman's Hangar 11 Collection, based at North Weald, Essex. She currently wears the markings of a P-40N '44-2104590' named "Lulu Belle", whiAlan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
118 Sqn RCAF pilots at Sea Island BC 1943 in front of a unit Kittyhawk. Standing left to right: Ward, Park, Vickers, Dawber, Price, Getty, Hutchinson, Jones, Edington, Hilton, Hope, Upham, Coffey, McKenzie. Sitting left
118 Sqn RCAF pilots at Sea Island BC 1943 in front of a unit Kittyhawk. Standing left to right: Ward, Park, Vickers, Dawber, Price, Getty, Hutchinson, Jones, Edington, Hilton, Hope, Upham, Coffey, McKenzie. Sitting left Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source
Western Desert, North Africa. 1941-12-23. Armourers working on a Tomahawk fighter aircraft of No 3 Squadron RAAF.
Western Desert, North Africa. 1941-12-23. Armourers working on a Tomahawk fighter aircraft of No 3 Squadron RAAF.George Silk · Public domain · source

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