Curtiss Kittyhawk III by Buffalo1

Photography • Aviation • posted on Dec 26, 2009

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Here's a scan of a P-40M painted up in British colors. The British Empire air forces called these later models "Kittyhawks" while the earlier B and C models were "Tomahawks." If the AK 845 designation is right, it is an ex-Royal Canadian Air Force machine. The P-40 was "start to finish" WWII fighter. The early models were the first to get the shark mouth paint jobs in North Africa by the Aussies. In 1941 the American Volunteer Group in China picked it up from a magazine photo and became the famous "Flying Tigers." P-40 variants were never the best Allied fighter of WWII, but they were sturdy, reliable, versatile and when flown using the proper tactics quite deadly.

Comments (26)

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Buffalo1

3:41PM | Sat, 26 December 2009

Oh, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year,Happy Holidays to everyone at Rosity. Like most of us I have been rather busy and have fallen behind in visiting galleries. I'll stop by yours soon!

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erlandpil

3:47PM | Sat, 26 December 2009

Good shot again And thanks happy new year to you erland

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RodS Online Now!

3:52PM | Sat, 26 December 2009

OOOO - she's a beauty!! Great shot!

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killerkane

4:12PM | Sat, 26 December 2009

sweet machine... one of my favs after the F4 phantom, and the F4-U Corsair :) btw, great pic... :) -jeff

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sandra46

4:33PM | Sat, 26 December 2009

very beautiful capture!!!

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Rainastorm

4:43PM | Sat, 26 December 2009

Oh darn and cool...hope Rob sees this, as he is away right now with limited pop into rend time. Excellent pain job on this.

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debbielove

6:20PM | Sat, 26 December 2009

Yep!!! Rob sure did.. She is lovely...and i knoww she sounds wonderful, as I've heard two flying together... Great shot, Rog AND have a Happy Christmas mate..... Take care!!! Rob....

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