Curtiss Kittyhawk III by Buffalo1
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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)
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!
Good shot again And thanks happy new year to you erland
OOOO - she's a beauty!! Great shot!
sweet machine... one of my favs after the F4 phantom, and the F4-U Corsair :) btw, great pic... :) -jeff
very beautiful capture!!!
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.
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....
fantastic capture!!! Happy Holidays to you too!!!
what a sweet machine... good stuff, bud!!
Gorgeous Shot!!! Has always been a favorite since I first saw it being Flown on a Saturday morning Serial... Excellent !!!!
Stunning my friend
Fantastic airplane and wonderful shot my friend....!!!
wonderful shot
I love these Curtis aircraft, especially the Warhawk. Nice shot against a difficult bright sky.
There is something about this particular war horse, perhaps it is because it is an unsung hero. Also the shot is very special.
Outstanding work!
Super capture and POV. Awesome paint job. Dana
Excellent plane, looks furious.
A wonderful shot of a piece of history. I've always loved that shark mouth design on them.
Cool capture. And Happy 2010 to you as well.
LOvely shot! Excellent details.
Cool plane, excellent find and capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool shot.
Great shot of this beautiful flying machine Rog and interesting info. I didn't know the Aussies were the first ones to use the shark mouth!
Superb POV!
What an outstanding aircraft and photo. WEll DONE!