This P-40N-1 is painted to represent 42-1045 'Lulu Belle' flown by Philip S Adair of the 89th FS, 80th FG, in the China/Burma/India theatre spring 1944.

CFS2 P-40N44CFS2.zip 769KB 02/10/2001 Designed by E & R Allen with animated controls & moving parts

The best of the early US WWII fighters 13,738 P-40's were produced between 1939 and 1944. The P-40N first flew during March 1944 and although by then an obsolete design 5520 were produced to make it the most numerous variant. The P-40N usually called Warhawk by the Americans and Kittyhawk IV by the British was armed with 4 x 0.5" browning mg's with 281 rpg and provision for 2 underwing shackles for 100lb bombs along with the centre line 250/500lb bomb or 52gall drop tank. The number of guns had been decreased from 6 as part of an effort to lighten the airframe to improve the performance but some such as N-1's of the 80th FG carried had had them replaced. Max speed was 378mph at 10500ft.

The TFC's  P-40M (G-KITT) const no. 27490 serial no.43-5802 carries the markings of a Curtiss P-40E 'Aleutian Tiger' of the USAAF's 11th squadron , 343 rd Fighter Group, based in the Aleutians during 1942/3.  It is airworthy and based at Duxford where it forms part of the TFC's collection of Historic aircraft.

CFS2 FS98 P-40ECFS2.zip P-40EFS98.zip 769KB 544KB 02/10/2001 11/10/2001 Designed by E & R Allen with animated controls & moving parts

Of  the13,738 P-40's produced between 1939 and 1944 820 were P40E's called a Warhawk by the Americans and Kittyhawk MK1A by the British it was well armed with 6 x 0.5" browning mg's with 281 rpg and provision for 2 underwing shackles for 100lb bombs along with the centre line 250/500lb bomb or 52gall drop tank. Max speed was 360mph at 15000ft.