RAF P-40, N.Africa

• Nov 16, 2010

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Hello,
heres the info:

P-40K-1-CU, 112 squardon, N.Africa, serial # FR259 call sign 'GA X'

any pics you can provide of this particular aircraft would be greatly appreciated.
colour photos would be awesome. thanks in advance.

 

• Nov 16, 2010

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Micdrow

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Found these on my hard drive. Dont remember where I got them.

Hope they help

 

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• Nov 16, 2010

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Whoops sorry wrong aircraft. Saw your picture and thought that one.

 

• Nov 16, 2010

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Maybe this will make up for it

Source:

http://raf-112-squadron.org/raf_112_squadron_photos_1941.html

 

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• Nov 16, 2010

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thats a really good start, thanks!

 

• Nov 17, 2010

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beaupower32

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Found this one as well.

 

• Nov 17, 2010

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Colin1

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It would seem whatever model number she operated as, GA-X didn't have an easy life of it

 

• Nov 17, 2010

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A hard life indeed. it was used mainly for ground attack (which Smith had a knack for). but he did get 3 a2a kills with his P-40K-1-CU. Werner Schroer Hans-Joachim Marseille were two he shot down over Libya, and a Me 323 over the Mediteranian. Smith was never shot down, but was forced to land after taking debris from bombing runs.

 

• Nov 17, 2010

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Yeah, she probably spent more time on the repair blocks then actually flying.

 

• Nov 17, 2010

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Wildcat

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Probably two differant aircraft, note the differant sharks mouth.

 

• Nov 17, 2010

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yep. the first two are P-40K-1-CU's and the third pic is a P-40E.

 

• Nov 17, 2010

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Wildcat said:

Probably two different aircraft, note the different sharks mouth.

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They are two different aircraft
the first has the short fuselage and fin strake of (one of) the versions of the P-40K, the last one is indeed a P-40E

 

• Nov 18, 2010

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Wildcat

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Sorry Colin, I misread your post mate.

 

• Nov 18, 2010

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vikingBerserker

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So he almost wrecked more aircraft then he shot down?

 

• Nov 18, 2010

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something like that thats what happens with low level bombing with
500lb the odd 1000lb bombs.