Curtiss P-36 by Buffalo1

Photography • Aviation • posted on Jul 28, 2011

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Back in the 90s the USAF Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio displayed their Curtiss P-36A in the amazing "camo" colors used for the National Air Races in 1939 and 1940 wargames. Now it is back in natural metal as flown at Pearl Harbor by Lt. Philip Rasamussen. See debbielove's gallery for this incarnation and an Armee de l'Air Hawk 75!

Comments (17)

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flavia49

7:52PM | Thu, 28 July 2011

great capture

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HADCANCER

10:36PM | Thu, 28 July 2011

Amazing it could even fly. Do I have to go to Debbielove's gallery? I know I have been bad.....again.

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Osper

10:57PM | Thu, 28 July 2011

Nice shot! The planes were painted with great gusto back then!

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rainbows

3:34AM | Fri, 29 July 2011

A wonderful capture, dear Rodge, excellent work. Hugs for all day. Di. xx

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erlandpil

3:57AM | Fri, 29 July 2011

Amazing erland

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debbielove

12:19PM | Fri, 29 July 2011

Nipped on Rog, to spray a few comments around and here was this! OUTSTANDING mate, and thanks for the mention.. Nice paintwork here.. Good to see!!!! Been madly busy here, sorry for lack of commenting.. Hope to catch up when I return in a few days.. Great picture.. Rob

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sandra46

5:46PM | Fri, 29 July 2011

GREAT SHOT

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bobcatt

6:45PM | Fri, 29 July 2011

rare bird, not many survived it being early WWII aircraft and aready mostly being phased out, till the french got a few of them

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jocko500

8:37PM | Fri, 29 July 2011

wonderful shot of this plane

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Briney

10:33PM | Fri, 29 July 2011

Curious... more sledgehammer than Tomahawk

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Buffalo1

11:06PM | Fri, 29 July 2011

The Hawk 75/ P-36 was a good plane and doesn't get the credit it deserves. It was France's most successful fighter against the Luftwaffe in 1939-40. The Finns used ex-French and Norwegian Hawk 75s with great skill against the Soviets right up to the September 1944 armistice. The British flew their "Mohawks" against the Japanese AAF over India and Burma and didn't withdraw them from combat service until the end of 1943. RAF pilots liked the maneuverability and said they could handle Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscars". The Dutch were less successful with their Hawk 75s in the NEI (Inodnesia)due to engine issues, inexperienced pilots and bad luck. The P-36 is remembered in American service as being the "daddy" of the P-40 as Briney mentions. USAAF P-36 pilots scored at least two kills over Hawaii on December 7, 1941. This was the only time the P-36 flew in combat with the USAAF.

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Lashia

2:23AM | Sat, 30 July 2011

Great shot- thanks for sharing! :-)

Selina Photography™

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junge1

4:52PM | Sat, 30 July 2011

Great capture Rog!

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bmac62

10:59AM | Sun, 31 July 2011

Excellent historic shot Rog...1990s colors from Dayton. I, along with Rob, took pictures of this aircraft in 2009 but I think Rob and I took about the same photo. I recall not liking the manikin on the wing in what looked like stripped pajamas (must have been coveralls of the period). If you ever get a chance, recommend you get back to Dayton...lots of new stuff and changes for the better with their old stuff:)

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