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Nice shots Paul, I like the colour photo showing how dirty some of these aircraft got. BTW, the RAAF Kittyhawk "Come in suckers" (4th last photo) is airworthy with the Vintage wings of Canada painted as Stock Edwards DAF bird.
Well here is a unusual one, Australian P-40R with mustang wings and landing gear?
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Yep - the one and only Kittystang belongs to the Australian Aircraft Restoration Group (appropriately known as the AAAAARG or sandpit) located at Moorabin Airport in Victoria, Aus. It is held together with agricultural hardware.
This is a terrific selection of photos, most of which are new to me. FYI, the P-40F Y34 in one of the shots was almost certainly the plane flown by Lt Richard Duffy of the 314th FS/324th FG when he shot down five Ju-52 transports on 18 April 1943 off Cape Bon, Tunisia, to earn the rare status of "ace in a day." I would love to know the source this and the other 314th FS photos.
This is a terrific selection of photos, most of which are new to me. FYI, the P-40F Y34 in one of the shots was almost certainly the plane flown by Lt Richard Duffy of the 314th FS/324th FG when he shot down five Ju-52 transports on 18 April 1943 off Cape Bon, Tunisia, to earn the rare status of "ace in a day." I would love to know the source this and the other 314th FS photos.