Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
1938 fighter aircraft family by Curtiss
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The Curtiss P-40 (also called the Tomahawk, Warhawk, and Kittyhawk) was a fighter aircraft that could also be used for attacking things on the ground. It was made by Curtiss. It first flew in 1938 and saw combat during World War II. It was not as fast high up as the German Luftwaffe fighters, but was used a lot in other places. It was used not only the United States Army Air Force, but also a mercenary air force called the "Flying Tigers." They put the mouth of a shark on their P-40s. It could fly to 360 miles per hour. In 1948, the United States Air Force stopped using it.
| P-40 Warhawk Tomahawk / Kittyhawk | |
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| A restored Warhawk in the "Flying Tigers" paint scheme | |
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss-Wright Corporation |
| First flight | 14 October 1938[1] |
| Retired | Brazilian Air Force (1958) |
| Primary users | United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force Royal Australian Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Produced | 1939–1944 |
| Number built | 13,738[2] |
| Unit cost |
US$44,892 in 1944[3]
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| Developed from | Curtiss P-36 Hawk |
| Variants | Curtiss XP-46 |
References
change- ↑ Hagen, Brad. "XP-40." Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. Retrieved: 21 August 2011.
- ↑ Angelucci and Matricardi 1978, p. 48.
- ↑ "Army Air Forces Statistical Digest, World War II." Archived 2 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine United States Air Force, 2012. Retrieved: 22 October 2012.
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