History
The P-40 Warhawk is one of the most important allied fighter aircraft of WWII. It saw service with 28 nations, in every theatre of the war, including at least 10 which were used operationally by the Japanese Air Force after being captured. By the end of the war close to 14000 had been build, all at a single factory in Buffalo NY. In US service it was named the Warhawk, in British service the Tomohawk and later versions were called the Kittyhawk. Because of its lack of high altitude performance, caused by a lack of a two stage supercharger it was generally outclassed in the Northern European theatre where high altitude engagements would have put it at a disadvantage, it saw combat in most other theatres. It first saw service in North African, where ground crews copied the shark toothed paint on German BF-110's. This paint scheme proved very poopular and spread widely amongst US service personnel operating the aircraft, including the famous Flying Tigers operating out of China.
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About This Model:
This model replicates the Curtiss P-40E flown by 1/Lt. Dallas A. Clinger, 16th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group at Kweilin China during October 1942. The tail art of the aircraft "holdin' my own" is preserved at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredricksburg TX.
