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P-40 Warhawk
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Photo: Robert Deering 6/15/2013 Denton Municipal Airport (DTO) Denton, Texas |
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The solid, reliable
Warhawk was used in many combat areas -- the
Aleutian Islands, Italy, the Middle East,
the Far East, the Southwest Pacific and some
were sent to Russia. Though often slower and
less maneuverable than its adversaries, the
P-40 earned a reputation in battle for
extreme ruggedness. It served throughout the
war but was eclipsed by more capable
aircraft. More than 14,000 P-40s were built,
and they served in the air forces of 28
nations.
The aircraft on display is a Kittyhawk (the export version of the P-40E built for the RAF). It is painted to represent the aircraft flown by then-Col. Bruce Holloway, a pilot in both the Flying Tigers and its successor Army Air Forces unit, the 23rd Fighter Group. This P-40 was obtained from Charles Doyle, Rosemount, Minn. |
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