eBay: Curtiss P-40

[MiTasol]

Movie prop.

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👍1940s CHINA AIR FORCE AMERICAN FIGHTER P-40 IN BURMA LARGE PHOTO 国军美式战机在缅甸 | eBay

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[Peter Gunn]

MOCK UP

See Post #559.

 

[Snautzer01]

CACW Chinese-American Composite Wing

Lot of 7 1943 Assorted Post Flying Tigers Tsingchen China Original photographs | eBay

P 51 AND P 40 IMAGES.

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[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

Cutella Airfield, south of Vasto, Abruzzo's Region, Italy, 1944.
An RAF Wing Commander inspects a 1,000-lb GP bomb slung beneath the fuselage of a Curtiss Kittyhawk Mark IV of No. 450 Squadron RAAF in a dispersal.

Two 500-lb GP bombs are also slung from the wing loading points. The Kittyhawk was widely employed during the Campaign of Italy as fighter-bomber with good results.

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[GTX]

Kiwi ground crew hook up (or detach) an RNZAF P-40K to an M2 Cletrac High Speed Tractor aircraft tug. At No. 1 Fighter Maintenance Unit, Kukum Field. Guadalcanal. 1943

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[Peter Gunn]

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Cutella Airfield, south of Vasto, Abruzzo's Region, Italy, 1944.
An RAF Wing Commander inspects a 1,000-lb GP bomb slung beneath the fuselage of a Curtiss Kittyhawk Mark IV of No. 450 Squadron RAAF in a dispersal.

Two 500-lb GP bombs are also slung from the wing loading points. The Kittyhawk was widely employed during the Campaign of Italy as fighter-bomber with good results.

The venerable (and much maligned) P-40 kitted out with 2,000 pounds of bombs, not bad, must have used a lot of runway though.

 

[BlackSheep]

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That is a fearsome view!

 

[MIflyer]

The venerable (and much maligned) P-40 kitted out with 2,000 pounds of bombs, not bad, must have used a lot of runway though.

When RAF Fighter Command made plans to create the 2nd TAF to support the ground forces for the coming invasion of France and realized that the Spit IX was a very poor fighter bomber and the Typhoon's pilots were more than a little concerned about crossing the Channel behind that mighty Napier Sabre engine, you have to wonder if anyone asked, "How many Kittyhawks can we come up with by early 1944?"

Note they did not replace the Kittyhawks in Northern Italy with either Spits or Tiffies nor ship any of their later fighters to SWPA to replace the Kittyhawks of the Aussies or Kiwis. They did replace the Hurris in the CBI with T-bolts.

 

[Snautzer01]

Ping-Pang 2

WW2 USAAF Fighter Pilot KIA 1944 Italy PHOTO Friend MIKE LARSON of BOSTON MASS. | eBay

12th USAAF. He joined the USAAF in 1942 and was awarded his pilot certification on March 25, 1943. Lt. Leggett's Friend MIKE LARSON. "Mike Larson & Self Boston, Mass Walnut Ridge Ark 1/17/43 Room mate Just Finished Eating.

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[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

sharketeeth

Official US Army Air Forces Flying Tigers Base Photo Richmond VA Early Publicity | eBay

Official US army Air Forces Photo Flying Tigers Base photo Richmond VA.

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[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

nr 119-5 desert

WWII War Photos Lot Of (11) | eBay

<p>WWII War Photos Lot Of (11), planes,pilots,soldiers.</p>

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[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[nuuumannn]

Note they did not replace the Kittyhawks in Northern Italy with either Spits or Tiffies nor ship any of their later fighters to SWPA to replace the Kittyhawks of the Aussies or Kiwis. They did replace the Hurris in the CBI with T-bolts.

Ok, not sure what your point is here, but the reason why the P-40 wasn't replaced in those theatres is because the Brits needed MORE aircraft than what it could supply, so US designs, including P-40s remained in RAF and Allied service rather than replacing them with British built aircraft. Perhaps the point should be re-emphasised as being that British designs were better off at home because it was easier to supply them with parts, particularly the Typhoon and its recalcitrant and maintenance-intensive Sabre. Also, it's worth mentioning that the P-40 was not considered suitable for European operations by the RAF. Bear in mind that although Hurricanes remained in service in the Far East through to the last year of the war until replaced by P-47s and Spitfires, the type had been replaced by Typhoons at home sooner than it was in the Far East.

 

[MIflyer]

Ok, not sure what your point is here

The points are:

1. The P-40 was a better fighter bomber than the Spitfire, in any model, especially if high altitude performance was not a factor in the missions.
2. Sometimes good enough is good enough.