eBay: Curtiss P-40

Snautzer01 · Aug 3, 2019

Original B&W 8x10 Aircraft Photo - TP-40N Warhawk 42-104546 Chinese AF in 1946 | eBay

Navalwarrior · Aug 3, 2019

Snautzer01 said:
Original B&W 8x10 Aircraft Photo - TP-40N Warhawk 42-104546 Chinese AF in 1946 | eBay

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Is it a 'field mod' or a factory TP-40N? It doesn't have the bulged canopy rails of a rear canopy on TP.

CATCH 22 · Aug 3, 2019

Snautzer01 said:
1940s LARGE ORIGINAL PHOTO CHINA FLYING TIGER AIR FORCE AVG PLANE 二战中国飞虎空军战机 | eBay

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Guys, this so called "Flying Tigers"-photo is a post-war photo from an early airplane-collection (Willow Grove). Most of the a/cs there received dubious camouflages and markings. The above one is in fact this a/c.
More information here.

fubar57 · Aug 3, 2019

Good stuff Yves

MiTasol · Aug 3, 2019

Navalwarrior said:
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Is it a 'field mod' or a factory TP-40N? It doesn't have the bulged canopy rails of a rear canopy on TP.

I would say a field mod of a P-40N-1 or earlier late K or M fitted with an N-5 or later sliding canopy.

The red arrow shows what appears to be the rear end of the early clear view panels and this is supported by the position of the AN104 antenna.

The yellow arrow shows a square corner and the factory aircraft have largely radiused corners

johnbr · Aug 5, 2019

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Gnomey · Aug 9, 2019

Good shots!

MIflyer · Aug 9, 2019

First flight after restoration, 11 Jan 2015

And I've always thought it odd that we had Merlin P-40's on the 'canal.

Snautzer01 · Sep 3, 2019

WW2 Photo album RAF Luftwaffe wrecks N.Africa 1942 Hurricane Me 109 112 Squadron | eBay

Navalwarrior · Sep 3, 2019

Snautzer01 said:
WW2 Photo album RAF Luftwaffe wrecks N.Africa 1942 Hurricane Me 109 112 Squadron | eBay

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Kittyhawks of 112 Squadron. 500 pounder and ?

MiTasol · Sep 3, 2019

I suspect that the bottom photo is of an RAF Tomahawk as that bomb carrier is British (or maybe French - I do not know what their bomb carriers look like).

Navalwarrior · Sep 3, 2019

MiTasol said:
I suspect that the bottom photo is of an RAF Tomahawk as that bomb carrier is British (or maybe French - I do not know what their bomb carriers look like).

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Actually, if you look at the group of 4 photos, the bottom L one shows a Kittyhawk so configured with the British style/mfg. bomb. Note the 3 guns I each wing. The Tomahawk had two guns in each wing along with two in nose. So I am extrapolating that the two aircraft were photographed at the same time/place.

MiTasol · Sep 4, 2019

Navalwarrior said:
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Actually, if you look at the group of 4 photos, the bottom L one shows a Kittyhawk so configured with the British style/mfg. bomb. Note the 3 guns I each wing. The Tomahawk had two guns in each wing along with two in nose. So I am extrapolating that the two aircraft were photographed at the same time/place.

You are probably right.
I note that in the photo above that, the aircraft has the standard USAAF bomb shackle and its related forest of stays.
Two of the top photos show E models with British bomb carriers which suggests the Brits had a mod to replace the US shackle and related forest of stays with the aerodynamically far cleaner self contained British unit.
So there is a challenge for those in in the UK - find the AP or mod or whatever that covers this