P-40 Warhawk In Action - Aircraft No. 205
by Richard S. Dann /
2007 / English / PDF
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The Curtis P-40 was a single-engine, single-seat, low-wing, all
metal fighter and ground attack aircraft which first flew in 1938,
and was used in great numbers throught WWII. It was a direct
adaptation of the existing P-36 airframe to enable mass production
of frontline fiighters with minimal development time. By the time
production ceased in November 1944, 13,738 P-40s had been produced;
they were used by the air forces of 28 nations and remained
operational throughout the war. Warhawk was the name the US Army
Air adopted for all models, British Commonwealth air forces gave
the name Tomahawk to models equivalent to the P-40B/C and Kittyhawk
to models equivalent to the P-40E and all later variants. This
reissue features four new pages with color photographs and
locations of 'Still Airworthy' and 'On Display', modern examples of
the P-40. Illustrated with more than 100 photos, 10 color profiles
and line drawings. 64 pages.
The Curtis P-40 was a single-engine, single-seat, low-wing, all
metal fighter and ground attack aircraft which first flew in 1938,
and was used in great numbers throught WWII. It was a direct
adaptation of the existing P-36 airframe to enable mass production
of frontline fiighters with minimal development time. By the time
production ceased in November 1944, 13,738 P-40s had been produced;
they were used by the air forces of 28 nations and remained
operational throughout the war. Warhawk was the name the US Army
Air adopted for all models, British Commonwealth air forces gave
the name Tomahawk to models equivalent to the P-40B/C and Kittyhawk
to models equivalent to the P-40E and all later variants. This
reissue features four new pages with color photographs and
locations of 'Still Airworthy' and 'On Display', modern examples of
the P-40. Illustrated with more than 100 photos, 10 color profiles
and line drawings. 64 pages.