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P-40-CU s/n 39-156, the first of almost 14,000 Warhawks to come off the production line. The production P-40 (Model 81A) were nearly identical to the XP-40, but was built with a 1,040 hp (780 kW) V-1710-33s and one .30 M1919 Browning in each wing. The company designation was changed to Model 81 due to the extensive changes from the standard ...
Most foreign users of the P-40 also quickly retired their P-40s as well – the Royal New Zealand Air Force stored their last P-40s in 1947 (scrapping them by 1962) and the last military to use the P-40 operationally was the Brazilian Air Force who used them until the late 1950s. In 1947 the Royal Canadian Air Force auctioned off their surplus ...
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter-bomber that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and enabled a rapid entry into production and operational service.
Curtiss Motorcycles, previously Confederate Motors, is an American manufacturer of exotic street motorcycles in Birmingham, Alabama.It was founded in 1991 by trial lawyer H. Matthew Chambers, as an initiative seeking "enlightened design through true American inspiration."
No. 112 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force.It served in both the First World War and Second World War and was active for three periods during the Cold War.It is nicknamed "The Shark Squadron", an allusion to the fact that it was the first unit from any Allied air force to use the famous "shark mouth" logo on Curtiss P-40s.
The FEAF, with only 16 Curtiss P-40s and 4 Seversky P-35 fighters remaining of its original combat force, was broken up as an air organization and moved by units into Bataan 24–25 December. [ 4 ] 49 of the original 165 pursuit pilots of FEAF's 24th Pursuit Group were also evacuated during the campaign, but of non-flying personnel, only one of ...
Consolidated P-30; Curtiss BF2C Goshawk; Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk; Curtiss F11C Goshawk; Curtiss XF13C; Curtiss XP-31 Swift; Curtiss P-36 Hawk; Curtiss YP-37; Curtiss P-40 Warhawk; Curtiss XF12C; Curtiss XP-42; Curtiss-Wright CW-17R Pursuit Osprey; Curtiss-Wright CW-21
The Historical P-40C Tomahawk is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by the Historical Aircraft Corporation of Nucla, Colorado. The aircraft is a 62.5% scale replica of the original Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk and when it was available was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.