Yesterday (11/11) Frank Parker test flew Claudio Coltri's P-40E that has been undergoing restoration at Pioneer Aero in Auckland.
So there's another airworthy P-40 in the skies.
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So there's another airworthy P-40 in the skies.
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Combat Veteran P-40E Makes Her First Flight in New Zealand!
A couple of weeks ago, we reported that Pioneer Aero Ltd. had completed the restoration of Claudio Coltri's Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (41-13570). While the selected test pilot, Frank Parker, had performed some taxi trials, Pioneer had decided to postpone the P-40's first flight until the right...
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