I have to agree, the P-40 looks...weird. Subdued pink for the desert is one thing, but faggotty gloss pink with a neon underbelly and lipstick is just...well...yuck.
That pink P-40 was the first one I ever saw. I was too young to give a rat's a-s-s about the paint job...
I just thought it was a cool bird. But then I'm as biased about Curtiss products as they come...
Anyhoo, I think Sue Parish, a former WASP, earned the right to paint any airplane she flew however
she felt like painting it. I believe she also had a T-34 with the same paintjob and markings.
You can see a few more shots of this 'terrible' paint job on my P-40 site. There's also a couple'a shots
of this ship when it was modified as an air racer...
I have to update the page, as I've gained info concerning this P-40's wartime service and postwar life
since first putting it up on the site. Hopefully I can do that this weekend...