P-40

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

[Micdrow]

Merry Christmas guys, a few P-40's for you.

 

[Micdrow]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Micdrow]

Few more P-40's

 

[Lefa]

Few more P-40's

What model is that KLB, canopy and the rear structure of canopy is different.
Which country's national emblem?

 

[Micdrow]

What model is that KLB, canopy and the rear structure of canopy is different.
Which country's national emblem?

RAAF is the countrys national emblem, never noticed the rear structure of the canopy. I will see if I can dig some more info up if Andy does not beat me to it.

 

[Micdrow]

Looks to be a P-40N

 

[Wurger]

Yep.. the cockpit canopy and rear structure of the P-40 were redesigned and introduced with P-40N-5.

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[MiTasol]

Few more P-40's

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interesting fourth photo . All the aircraft codes are GA* except the second aircraft which is *GA

What model is that KLB, canopy and the rear structure of canopy is different.
Which country's national emblem?

All P-40N5 and later aircraft (42-104829 on) had that type of fixed and sliding canopy. The windscreen is also different on those aircraft

Emblem is Australia

 

[Wurger]

interesting fourth photo . All the aircraft codes are GA* except the second aircraft which is *GA

The kite is also the GA but the layout of the squadron code letters was reversed. But it is still the GA-T. I wonder if the port side wore the code reversed too. BTW.. the P-40Ns are of 75 Squadron RAAF at the Morotai airfield. Below the same squadron on the Tarakan island in 1945..

And here the next shot of the P-40N of the unit ...

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[buffnut453]

Ok, breaking out my inner pedant here...those are P-40s of 75 Sqn RAAF not "the 75th Sqn". British Commonwealth air arms do not use the definite article when describing units. This tradition has its genesis in the original description of RFC and RNAS units as "number X Sqn" (eg Pilot Officer Smithers-Crump is posted to number 75 Sqn with immediate effect"). Eventually, the word "number" was removed from communication because it was redundant but the unit was still referred to as 75 Sqn. Use of the definite article (eg "the 75th Sqn") is most definitely used by other air arms (eg USAF) but not by the British Commonwealth.

End of pedantry...please return to your regularly scheduled programming.

 

[Wurger]

OK. No problemo.. Is that better?

 

[buffnut453]

And the student has become the master.

 

[Wayne Little]

Great pics and Info.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Micdrow]

Nice one Wojtek!!!