Curtis P-40E Warhawk - a photo on Flickriver

USAF Museum, Wright Patterson AFB, OH (Dayton)

www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/early_years/ey15.htm

The P-40, developed from the P-36, was America's foremost fighter in service when WWII began. P-40s engaged Japanese aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor and the invasion of the Philippines in December 1941. They also were flown in China early in 1942 by the famed Flying Tigers and in North Africa in 1943 by the first AAF all-black unit, the 99th Fighter Squadron.

The P-40 served in numerous combat areas--the Aleutian Islands, Italy, the Middle East, the Far East, the Southwest Pacific and some were sent to Russia. Though often outclassed by its adversaries in speed, maneuverability and rate of climb, the P-40 earned a reputation in battle for extreme ruggedness. At the end of the P-40's brilliant career, more than 14,000 had been produced for service in the air forces of 28 nations, of which 2,320 were of the "E" series.

The airplane on display, a "Kittyhawk" (the export version of the P-40E built for the RAF), is painted as the P-40E flown in combat by Bruce Holloway, a pilot in both the Flying Tigers and its successor AAF unit, the 23d Fighter Group. During his tour in China, Colonel Holloway, who retired as a four star General in 1972 while the Commander of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), had a total of 13 Japanese planes to his credit.

F_IMG_0714, 22 Jul 06

Taken in: United States / Ohio / Dayton / Gateway (show map)

Taken on: July 22, 2006

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Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

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Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL, f/3.5, 1/13 sec, 28mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.077 sec (1/13)
Focal Length:	28mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACD Systems Digital Imaging
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