Curtiss P-40 survivors

"Main article:" Curtiss P-40

Curtiss P-40 Survivors highlights the history of many well known flying and static displayed Curtiss P-40s in the United States. A list is also provided of other P-40s on display around the world; including location, model and serial numbers, brief history, nicknames/markings, and conditions.

Background

In December 1944, the last P-40 was accepted by the USAAF after 13,738 aircraft were produced. By this date, however, both the Republic P-47 as well as the North American P-51 had eclipsed the P-40 in every area of performance, range and armament. With the next generation aircraft already on development (the Lockheed P-80, Republic P-84 as well as the North American P-86) the Curtiss P-40 was truly obsolete.

Close to the fall of 1944, the USAAF had already surveyed/retired/scrapped the majority of the early versions (P-40B/P-40L) and was in the midst of transiting the remaining combat units from the P-40N to the either P-47D or P-51D. As the war drew to and end, the only remaining P-40 were in several advanced training units (Operational Training Units – OTU’s). These aircraft quickly were struck-off charge and placed into storage.

Unlike the aircraft which remained in production till the last date of the war (where brand new aircraft were flown directly to storage), those P-40’s that remained were truly worn-out, high-time aircraft. The vast majority of these aircraft were scrapped.

Most foreign users of the P-40 also quickly retired there usage as well – the Royal New Zealand Air Force retired their last P-40 in 1947 (but did not scrap the aircraft until 1962) and the last military to use the P-40 operationally was the Brazilian Air Force who used them until late 1950’s.

In 1947 the Royal Canadian Air Force put their P-40’s up for sale at a price of $ 50.00 each. Mr. Fred Dyson purchased 35 aircraft (P-40E/M/N’s) and barged them down from Vancouver Canada to Seattle where he found a ready market for these aircraft. Numerous example of the RCAF fleet of P-40’s were also purchased by farmers looking to strip the aircraft of hardware, which was in short, supply after the war. These RCAF aircraft for the next 30 years would be preponderance of the remaining examples of the P-40 family. One interest fact however; the P-40E’s and M’s were declared experimental aircraft by the FAA and had strict restrictions placed on there operations. The P-40N however, was placed in the limited category (typical for most warbirds). To bypass the stringent FAA limitations, many P-40E’s were licensed by the owners as P-40N’s.

What also propelled the P-40 to popularity was just as the USAF was announcing the retirement of the P-51 mustang in 1950, the Korean War put these plans on hold. People who wanted a high performance aircraft had to settle for these Canadian P-40. It was not until the late 1950’s that once again the P-51 became available but by this time, the Kittyhawks/Warhawks had found a popular niche in the aviation community. The airshow display was becoming popular and having an aircraft, which could be painted in spurious AVG markings, made them a popular entertainer.

In the mid 1970’s to late 1980’s, collectors from the United States started traveling to former South Pacific battlefield airfields and recovered the second generation of P-40 survivors. A vast majority of these airframes were RNZAF and RAAF combat veterans. These recovered P-40’s are still being taken from storage and after a considerable amount of time and resources, being returned to airworthy status.

The third generation of P-40’s survivors became available with the fall of the Soviet Union in the late 1980’s and numerous example were discovered and recovered from former WWII Arctic battlefields near Murmansk. Other examples also included airframes being recovered from Alaskan wartime crashes during this same time frame.

There are still numerous example of wrecked P-40’s that have yet to be recovered in China, United States, Canada as well as Russia in addition to the South Pacific sites. One difficulty being faced by those wishing to recover the crashed aircraft from New Guinea is that this government has decreed that these wrecks are to remain where they crashed (and allowed to deteriorate due to weather/vandalism or scrap dealers) with no plans other than hostility, many of these restorable airframes will be lost.

With over 100 aircraft either flyable, on display or under restoration the P-40 population remains in steady growth.

Individual histories

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P-40 Survivors

Each line describes one remaining complete or partial airframe. Each line is broken down into several sections:

* Aircraft Number describes the type of aircraft and model P-40M-10CU it's c/n 27483 & s/n "43-5795"
and current registration (N1232N).
* History tells the military history (oldest to newest): :::ex-RCAF Kittyhawk III 845, :::ex-5 OTU
* Markings deals with current markings, codes first then name: 00 The Jackie C II
* Holder is current owner or museum: NA-50 Inc
* Location deals with eith location where it might be seen or owners address: Long Island City, NY
* Condition: ::(D) = Display::(A) = Airworthy::(S) = Stored::(R) = Under restoration::(W) = Wreck::(U) = Unknown
* If Latitude & Longitude points are given, aircraft is on permanent outside display and can be seen using Google maps.

P-40B CU Curtiss-Buffalo

* P-40B-CU c/n 16073 "41-13297" (G-CDWH), ex-73rd PS "284", " 284 ", [http://www.fighter-collection.com/pages/aircraft/p-40b/index.php The Fighter Collection] , Duxford, England (A) [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/41-13297.html 41-13297 (Hawks Nest)] ] [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/41-13297.html 41-13297 (Pacific Wrecks)] ] note: restored using parts from P-40B's "39-285" & "39-287"

Hawk 81A-3 (P-40C) Curtiss-Buffalo

* Hawk 81A-3 c/n 14737 "AK255", ex-RAF Tomahawk Mk IIb, ex-Soviet AF, " 7 ", [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum Of Naval Aviation] , NAS Pensacola, FL (D) [ [http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/AK255.html AK255] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/AK255.html AK255 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* Hawk 81A-3 c/n 14777 "AK295", ex-RAF Tomahawk Mk IIb, ex-Soviet AF ex-14th Army,147th Fighter Regiment "53", ex-1st Combined Air Division/20th Guards Fighter Regiment - shot down 1 February 1942, [http://www.warbirdrestoration.co.nz/current.html#p40c AV Specs Ltd] Ardmore Airfield, Auckland, New Zealand (R)

* Hawk 81A-3 c/n 14783 "AK301", ex-RAF Tomahawk Mk IIb, ex-Soviet AF, Tom Wilson/The Curtiss Hawk Factory, Griffin, GA (S)

* Hawk 81A-3 c/n 14784 "AK302", ex-RAF Tomahawk Mk IIb, ex-Soviet AF, [http://www.fighterfactory.com/aircraft-for-sale/forsale-p40.html The Fighter Factory] , Suffolk, VA (S)

* Hawk 81A-3 c/n 15451 "AK498", ex-RAF Tomahawk Mk IIb 250 Sqn "LD-C" - 8 confirmed kills, RAF Museum (D). (Flown by Clive Caldwell.)

* Hawk 81A-3 c/n 15453 "AK500", ex-RAF Tomahawk Mk IIb, AVG P-8115, 3rd Flight "69", [http://www.warbirdforum.com/mcgarry.htm Chiang Mai Air Museum] , Chiang Mae, Thailand (W)

P-40C CU Curtiss-Buffalo

* P-40C-CU c/n 16194 "41-13390" (N2689) Tomahawk Mk. IIb AH935, ex-Soviet AF 194, ex-14th Army,147th Fighter Regiment "53", ex-1st Combined Air Division/20th Guards Fighter Regiment, " 71 ", [http://www.flyingheritage.com/TemplateTopImages.aspx?contentId=13 Flying Heritage Collection Inc] , Bellvue, WA (A) [ [http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/sheppard/p40recovery/index.htm 41-13390] ] [ [http://homepage.mac.com/nagaih1/FHC/FHC-5.html 41-13390] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/41-13390.html 41-13390 (Hawks Nest)] ]

Hawk 87A-3 (P-40E) Curtiss-Buffalo

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 15133 "AK752" (N440PE), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1028, ex-133 Sqn "ZR-J, ex-132 Sqn "FN-H", James E. Smith, Fortine, MT (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=VH-KTH AK752] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/AK752.html AK752 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 15134 "AK753" (N4420K), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-Soviet AF, " Shirley II ", Dakota Warhawk, Wahpeton, ND (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N4420K AK753 Shirley II] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/AK753.html AK753 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 15184 "AK803" (C-GHTM), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1034 ex-118Sqn "RE-K", "H", ex-133 Sqn (RCAF) "PN", " PN ", [http://www.rcafkittyhawk.com/history.htm West Coast Museum Of Flying] , Sidney, BC (D) [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/AK803.html AK803 (Hawks Nest)] ] note : wings from 1037

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 15208 "AK827" (N40245), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1038, " 136483 " [http://www.yanksair.com/planes.htm Yanks Air Museum] , Chino, CA (A) [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/AK827.html AK827 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 15244 "AK863" (N7205A), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1044, Ron J. Fagen, Granite Falls, MN (A) [ [http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20001208X07511&ntsbno=CHI97LA090&akey=1 AK863 1997 NTSB Landing Accident report] ]

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 15349 "AK875" (N1048N), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1047 ex-111 Sqn, " 194 Lope's Hope", [http://collections.nasm.si.edu/code/emuseum.asp?profile=objects&newstyle=single&quicksearch=A19650242000 NASM] Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, VA (D) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=15349 AK875 Lope's Hope] ]

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 15370 "AK899" (N94466), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1051, ex-111 Sqn, " 11456 Old Exterminator ", EAA, Oshkosh, WI (A) [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/AK899.html AK899 (Hawks Nest)] ] note: FAA registration not correct...

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 15376 "AK905" (N40PE), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1052, " 474580 47 ", [http://www.frasca.com/web_pages/information/fbo1.htm Frasca Air Museum] , Champaign, IL (A)

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 15404 "AK933" (N94466), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1057, ex-Pearl Harbor, " SU-E Sneak Attack ", Warhawk Air Museum, Boise, ID (A) [ [http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/p40_04.html AK933 (2008 Geneseo Air Show)] ] note: wings from P-40F

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 15411 "AK940" (N940AK), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1058 ex-111 Sqn & ex-133 Sqn "X", "Vancouver XIII" & "Popeye X", Banta Aviation, Livermore, CA (A) [ [http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/p-40e_kittyhawk.htm AK940 (Pioneer Aero)] ] [ [http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/p40_01.html AK940 (2008 Geneseo Air Show)] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/AK940Doc.html AK940 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 18723 "AK979" (N40FT), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1064, ex-111 Sqn, ex-Tora Tora Tora, " 67 ", [http://www.aerospacemuseum.org/exhibits/new.html San Diego Aerospace Museum] , San Diego, CA (D)

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 18731 "AK987" (N5673N) ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1068, ex-133 Sqn, ex-14 Sqn "T", " 104 ", [http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=478 United States Air Force Museum] (AFM), Dayton, OH (D) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=42-65406 42-65406 (airliners photo collection)] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/AK987.html AK987 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 18780 "AL135", ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1076, ex-132 Sqn, [http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/collections/artifacts/aircraft/CurtissKittyhawkI.shtml Canada Aviation Museum] (CAM), Rockcliffe, Ottawa, Canada (D) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=1076 AL135/1076 (airliners photo collection)] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/AL135.html AL135 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 18782 "AL138", ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1079 111 Sqn LZ-S, Ken Hake, Tipton, KS(S)

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 18796 "AL152" (N95JB) ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1082, ex-Tora Tora Tora "27/15P", " 38 Hold'n my Own ", [http://war-eagles-air-museum.com/exhibit.php?id=20 War Eagles Air Museum] , Santa Teresa, NM (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=18796 AL152 Hold'n my Own] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/AL152.html AL152 (Hawks Nest)] ] [ [http://us-aircraft.com/walk/P-40E.htm AL152 Hold'n my Own (Walk around)] ]

* Hawk 87A-3 c/n 18815 "AL171" (N62435), ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-RCAF 1084, Weeks Air Museum, Tamiami, FL (R) [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/AL171.html AL171 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* Hawk 87A-3 s/n "unknown", ex-RAF Kittyhawk IA, ex-Soviet AF, 78th Fighter Plane Regiment /1st Squadron "23" - crashed 17 June, 1944, [http://www.divernet.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?id=5472&section=&action=display&show=norway Jarfjord] , Norway (W)

P-40E CU Curtiss-Buffalo

* P-40E-CU c/n 16328 "41-5336", ex-RAAF "A29-28" ex-75 Sqn & 3SFTS, [http://www.defence.gov.au/RAAF/raafmuseum/index.htm RAAF Museum] , RAAF Point Cook, Victoria (A)

* P-40E-CU c/n 16624 "41-5632", ex-RAAF "A29-71" ex-75 Sqn, ex-1 OTU, Ben Saunders, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (R)

* P-40E-CU c/n 16701 "41-5709", ex-11th AF, Don Brooks, Douglas, GA (R)

* P-40E-CU c/n 16738 "41-13522", ex-RAAF "A29-53" ex-76 Sqn & 77 Sqn, [http://www.aarg.com.au/RestoreKittyhawk.htm Moorabbin Air Museum] , Melbourne, Victoria (R) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/A29-53.html 41-13522 Moorabbin Museum] ]

* P-40E-CU c/n 16786 "41-13570", ex-Soviet AF 20 GIAP/14th Army "51" - Shot-down 1 June 1942, [http://www.p40.org/ James Goode/CPSI] , Jefferson City, MO (R) [ [http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/P-40E%20Warhawk/P-40E%20USSR%2020GvIAP%20W51%20$Ermakov/index.htm 41-13570] ]

* P-40E-CU c/n 19128 "41-25109" (VH-KTH), ex-RAF Kittyhawk Ia ET444, ex-USAAF 347th FG/68th FS, ex-RZNAF NZ3094 ex-14sq, Col Pay, Scone, NSW (R)

* P-40E-CU c/n 19177 "41-25158" (ZK-RMH), ex-RAF Kittyhawk Ia ET433, ex-USAAF ex-USAAF 347th FG/68th FS, ex-RZNAF NZ3009, ex-14 Sqn,ex-4 OTU FE-F, , " 88 ", [http://www.oldstickandrudder.com/kittihawk.html Old Stick & Rudder Company] , Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, North Island, New Zealand (A) [ [http://www.greenstone.org/greenstone3/nzdl;jsessionid=5E657617A4B09301B5233414B9549C31?a=b&rt=r&s=ClassifierBrowse&c=aircraft&cl=CL2.3.32 41-25158 NZ3008] ] [ [http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/pages/motap40e.html 41-25158] ] note: wings from NZ3201

* P-40E-1CU c/n 18439 "41-35918" (N1941P) ex-RAF Kittyhawk Ia ET564, ex-Soviet AF, " 108 ", [http://www.fighterfactory.com/airworthy-aircraft/curtiss-p-40.php The Fighter Factory] , Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Norfolk, VA (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N1941P 41-35918] ] [ [http://www.warbirdrestoration.co.nz/past.html#yagen 41-35919 (AV Specs)] ] [ [http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/p-40e_kittyhawk1.htm 41-35918 (Pioneer Aero)] ] [ [http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/p40_06.html 41-35918 (2008 Geneseo Air Show)] ]

* P-40E-1CU c/n 18505 "41-35984", ex-RAF Kittyhawk Ia ET630, ex-Soviet AF, "V A29-113 " [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/41-35984.html Precision Aerospace] /Pacific Fighters Museum, Wangaratta Airport, Wangaratta, Australia (R) [ [http://rides.webshots.com/album/250607319qhKaLS 41-35984 (Murray Griffiths)] ]

* P-40E-1CU c/n 18539 "41-36018", ex-RAF Kittyhawk Ia ET664, ex-Soviet Navy 25, [http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/index.htm Pioneer Aero] Auckland, New Zealand (S)

* P-40E-1CU c/n 18605 "41-36084", ex-RAF Kittyhawk Ia ET730, ex-RAAF A29-133, ex-75 Sqn "S Polly" - 1 kill, " S Polly ", [http://cas.awm.gov.au/technology/REL/20242 Australian War Memorial] , Canberra, Australia (D) [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/ET730.html ET730 Polly (Hawks Nest)] ]

* P-40E-1CU c/n 18626 "41-36105" ex-RAF Kittyhawk Ia ET751, ex-RAAF A29-114 "HU-B Come in Suckers!", " HS-B " [http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=320&lang=en-CA Vintage Wings of Canada] , Ottawa/Gatineau Airport, Ottawa, Canada (R)

* P-40E-1CU c/n 18906 "41-36385", ex-RAF Kittyhawk Ia EV131, ex-RNZAF NZ3039, ex-36 Sqn., [http://www.motat.org.nz/history.htm Museum of Transport & Technology] , Auckland, NZ (D)

* P-40E-1CU c/n 18931 "41-36410", ex-RAF Kittyhawk Ia EV156, ex-RNZAF NZ3043, John R. Smith, Nelson, New Zealand (S)

* P-40E-1CU c/n 19364 "41-36843", ex-RAF Kittyhawk Ia EV589, ex-Soviet AF, Murray Griffiths, Deniliquin, NSW (R)

* P-40E-CU "unknown s/n", ex-AVG "68" John Blackburn, Lake Dianchi (Lake Kunming), China (W)

* P-40E-CU "unknown s/n", ex-11th AF, [http://alaska5000.org/pages/aircraft/p40/p40recov.htm Alaska Air Museum] , AK (S) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/attu.html (Alaska Air museum)] ]

P-40F CU Curtiss-Buffalo

* P-40F-1CU "41-14112", ex-13th AF/18th Fg/44th FS "Bone Crusher", The Old Aeroplane Company", Tyabb, Victoria, Australia (R) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/41-14112.html 41-14112 (Pacific Wrecks)] ] [ [http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/judy_paye_p-40f.htm 41-14112 (Pioneer Aero)] ] [ [http://saerodesign.com/Digital%20Warhawk%20article.pdf 41-14112 (Ben Saunders)] ]

* P-40F-1CU "41-14205",, ex-13th AF/18th Fg/44th FS, " FF-L NZ3024", [http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/main/Restorations/ Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum] , Churchtown, New Zealand, (R) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/41-14205.html.html 41-14205 (Pacific Wrecks)] ]

P-40K CU Curtiss-Buffalo

* P-40K-1CU c/n 15736 "42-45946" (N45946), ex-11th AF/343FG/11FS, Dwight Jones, Anchorage, AK (S)

* P-40K-1CU c/n 15794 "42-45984", ex-5th AF/49th FS/7th FS "30 Swing It", [http://www.pimaair.org/collection-detail.php?cid=68 Pima Air & Space Museum] Tucson AZ (R) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/42-45981.html 42-45984 Swing It] ]

* P-40K-1CU c/n 15921 "42-46111", ex-RAF Kittyhawk III FR318, ex-Soviet AF, Tom Wilson/The Curtis Hawk Factory, Griffin, GA (R)

* P-40K-5CU c/n 21117 "42-9733" (NX4436J), ex-11th AF, " 33 ", Spitfire USA/Tom Blair, Fl (A) [ [http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/p-40k_kittyhawk.htm 42-9733 (Pioneer Aero)] ] [ [http://www.greenstone.org/greenstone3/nzdl;jsessionid=6FF96F48C3F42AA04854735F03D8B7CC?a=b&rt=r&s=ClassifierBrowse&c=aircraft&cl=CL2.3.28 42-9733] ]

* P-40K-5CU c/n 21133 "42-9749" (N239FR), ex-11th AF, " 88 ", [http://www.sprucegoose.org/pdfs/planes/Fighters/P40Warhawk.pdf Evergreen Air Museum] , McMinnville, OR (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=21133 42-9749] ]

* P-40K-10CU c/n 21467 "42-10083" ex-Soviet AF, Tom Wilson/The Curtis Hawk Factory, Griffin, GA (R)

* P-40K-10CU c/n 21562 "42-10178", ex-RAAF A29-183, ex-77 Sqn "AM-H", [http://www.pimaair.org/index.php Pima Air & Spece Museum] , Tucson, AZ (S) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/A29-183.html 42-10178] ]

* P-40K-10CU c/n 21640 "42-10256" (N401WH), ex-Soviet AF, Ron Fagen, Granet Falls, MN (A) [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/42-10256.html 42-10256 (Hawks Nest)] ] , [ [http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/p40_01.html 42-10256 (2008 Geneseo Air Show)] ]

* P-40K-15CU c/n 234279 "42-102??" (N67254), ex-11th AF, Airpower, Inc, Chelan, WA (W) note: not recovered from Aleutian AK crash site.

:Kenneth A. Hake, Tipton, KS has two P-40K's recovered from Alaska being restored to one composite airframe.

P-40L CU Curtiss Buffalo

* P-40L-15CU "42-10857", ex-12th AF/79th FG/86th FS "X49 Skipper", [http://www.pianadelleorme.it/ Piana delle Orme] , near Latina, Italy (D) [ [http://www.alatricolore.it/alatricolore/musei%20italia/pianadelleorme/velivoli/p40.htm 42-10857 Skipper] ] [ [http://www.star-games.com/exhibits/p40/p40.html 42-10857 Skipper (Recovery)] ]

P-40M CU Curtiss Buffalo

* P-40M-10CU c/n 27466 "43-5788" ex-RCAF Kittyhawk III 832, ex-5 OTU, [http://www.texasairmuseum.org/ Texas Air Museum] , San Antonio, TX (R)

* P-40M-10CU c/n 27483 "43-5795" (N1232N), ex-RCAF Kittyhawk III 845, ex-5 OTU, "00 The Jackie C II ", NA-50 Inc, Long Island City, NY (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=27483 43-5795 The Jackie C II] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/43-5795.html 43-5795 The Jackie C II (Hawks Nest)] ]

* P-40M-10CU c/n 27490 "43-5802"(G-KITT), ex-RCAF Kittyhawk III 845, ex-5 OTU, " 49 ", [http://www.hangar11.co.uk/kittyhawk.html Hanger 11] , North Weald Aerodrome, Epping, England (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=27490 43-5802] ] [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=31423 43-5802] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/43-5802.html 43-5802 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* P-40M-10CU c/n 27501 "43-5813", ex-RZNAF Kittyhawk III NZ3119, [http://www.oldstickandrudder.com/kittihawk.html Old Stick & Rudder Company] , Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, North Island, New Zealand (R) [ [http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/pages/subp40b.html 43-5813 NZ3119] ]

P-40N CU Curtiss Buffalo

* P-40N-1CU c/n 28439 "42-104687" (VH-ZOC) ex-RZNAF Kittyhawk IV NZ3125 ex-2 OTU, " GA-Q ", Alan Arthur, Albury NSW, Australia (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=VH-ZOC 42-104687] ] [ [http://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/NZ3125.html 42-104687 (Pacific Wrecks)] ] [ [http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/p-40n1_allan_arthur.htm 42-104687 (Pioneer Aero Restorations)] ]

* P-50N-1CU c/n 28492 "42-104730" (ZK-CAG), ex-RAAF Kittyhawk IV A29-448 ex-75 Sqn "GA-C", " Currawong ", The Kittyhawk Partnership, Auckland, NZ (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=ZK-CAG 42-104730 Currawog] ] [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/A29-448.html 42-104730 Kittyhawk Partnership] ] [ [http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/p-40n_kittyhawk.htm 42-104730 Pioneer Aero Restorations] ]

* P-40N-1CU c/n 28580 "42-104818", ex-RAAF Kittyhawk IV A29-405 ex-78 Sqn "HU-S", [http://www.mapsairmuseum.org/ MAPS Museum] Canton, OH (R)

* P-40N-5CU c/n 28709 "42-104947", ex-5th AF/49th FG/8th FS "67 The Carolina Belle" - 7 confirmed kills FS, [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/42-104947.html Precision Aerospace/Pacific Fighters Museum] , Wangaratta Airport, Greta Road, Wangaratta, Australia (R)

* P-40N-5CU c/n 28716 "42-104954", Edwin Sedgman, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (R)

* P-40N-5CU c/n 28723 "42-104961", ex-5th AF/49th FG/8th FS, [http://www.pimaair.org/collection-detail.php?cid=69 Pima Air & Space Museum] , Tucson, AZ (R) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/42-104961.html 42-104961] ]

* P-40N-5CU c/n 28759 "42-104977", ex-5th AF / 49th FG (Pilot: Joel Thorvaldson) - crashed: September 1943 - Tsili Tsili, Mike Spaulding, North Queensland, Australia (R)

* P-40N-5CU c/n 28813 "42-105051", ex-RAAF Kittyhawk IV A29-462 ex-86 Sqn, Keith W. Hopper, Townsville, Queensland, Australia (R) (R)

* P-40N-5CU c/n 28954 "42-105192"(N85104) ex-RCAF Kittyhawk IV 858 ex-133 Sqn "F", ex-Pearl Harbor, [http://www.planesoffame.org/ Planes of Fame] , Chino, CA (A) [ [http://www.warbirddepot.com/aircraft_fighters_p40-pof.asp 42-105192] ]

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29234 "42-105472", Bruno Carnovale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (S)

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29269 "42-105513", ex-5th AF/49th FG/7th FS "20 Keystone Kathleen" Ian A. Whitney/Australian Aerospace Museum, Essendon Airport, Essendon, Victoria, Australia (R) [ [http://www.aerothentic.com/Products/adversaries/images/adversaries.pdf 42-105513 Keystone Kathleen] ]

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29282 "42-105526", ex-5th AF/49th FG/7th FS "The Saint", [http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/p-40n5.htm Pioneer Aero Restorations] , Auckland, New Zealand (R)

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29472 "42-105710", ex-RAAF Kittyhawk IV A29-528 ex-78 Sqn "HU-V", Neil Bird (S) note: parts from A29-1134

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29606 "42-105844", ex-RCAF Kittyhawk IV 864 ex-133 Sqn "T", Pioneer Aircraft Restoration Ltd, Auckland, NZ (S)

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29621 "42-105861" (N49FG), ex-5th AF / 49th FG / 8th FS, " Suzy ", [http://members.cox.net/barryair/p40n%20photos.htm John S. Fallis] , Lafayette, LA (R) [ [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/42-105861.html 42-104861] ] : note: fuselage section from 42-104959

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29629 "42-105867"(N1226N), ex-RCAF Kittyhawk IV 867, " 48 ", [http://www.p-40n.blogspot.com Commemorative Air Force] , Midland, TX (R) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N1226N 42-105867] ]

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29675 "42-105913", ex-5th AF/49th FG/7th FS, [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/42-105913.htmlN. Monty Armstrong] , Melbourne, Victoria (S) : note: forward fuselage & wings only

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29677 "42-105915" (VH-KTI), ex-5th AF/49th FG/7th FS "12 Little Jeanne", "12 Little Jeanne ", [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/42-105915.html Precision Aerospace/Pacific Fighters Museum] , Wangaratta Airport, Wangaratta, Australia (R) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?codesearch=42-105915 42-105915 Little Jeanne] ]

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29689 "42-105927", [http://www.museumofaviation.org/aircraftCollection/fighters/10-p40n.htm Museum of Aviation] , Warner-Robins AFB, GA (D) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=42-105927 42-105927] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/42-105927.html 42-105927 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29713 "42-105951", ex 5th AF, fuselage with Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Chino, CA // wings held by d'E.C. Darby, Auckland, NZ (S)

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29858 "42-106096", ex-3rd AF/335BU (Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee), Tom Wilson's Hawk Factory, Griffin, GA (R)

* P-40N-5CU c/n 29863 "42-106101", ex-RAAF Kittyhawk IV A29-556/1134, ex-80 Sqn "BU-", " FX760/ GA-? ", [http://www.rafmuseum.com/london/collections/aircraft/curtiss-kittyhawk-iv.cfm RAF Museum] Hendon, England (D) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=FX760 42-106101 GA-?] ]

* P-40N-15CU c/n 30158 "42-106396"(N1195N), ex-RCAF Kittyhawk IV 880 ex-No. 135 Sqn "N" , ex-Pearl Harbor, [http://www.warhawkairmuseum.org/ Warhawk Air Museum] , Nampa, ID (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=30158 42-106396] ] [ [http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/p40_02.html 42-106396 (2008 Geneseo Air Show)] ]

* P-40N-20CU c/n 30901 "43-22962", ex-RNZAF Kittyhawk IV NZ3220, ex-"G" "Gloria Lyons", John Smith, Mapua,Nelson, NZ (S)

* P-40N-25CU "43-24362" ex-3rd AF/342CCTS, [http://www.healeywerks.com/sales/warbirds/ Craig D. Hillinger] , Lawton, IA (S)

* P-40N-25CU "43-24363", ex-RNZAF Kittyhawk IV NZ3285, (R)

* P-40N-30CU c/n 32824 "44-7084"(N999CD), ex-TP-40N, ex-Pearl Harbor "306" " Miss Josephine ", [http://www.palmspringsairmuseum.org/ Palm Springs Air Museum] , Palm Springs, CA (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=32824 44-7084 Miss Josephine] ]

* P-40N-30CU c/n 32932 "44-7192"(N10626), "730 O'Rileys Daughter ", [http://www.museumofflight.org/Collection/Aircraft.asp?RecordKey=FAEE8E29-0B97-4B55-B549-DE26841841C9 Museum Of Flight] , Seattle-Boeing Field, WA (D) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=32932 44-7192 O'Rileys Daughter] ]

* P-40N-30CU c/n 33047 "44-7305" [http://www.healeywerks.com/sales/warbirds/ Craig D. Hillinger] , Lawton, IA (S)

* P-40N-30CU c/n 33136 "44-7396" (N40PN) ex-2nd AF/268th CCTU, ex-2nd AF/232th CCTU, " 5 ", [http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/Warhawk.htm Cavanaugh Flight Museum] (CAM), Addison, TX (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=33109 44-7369] ] [ [http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/p40_07.html 44-7396(2008 Geneseo Air Show)] ]

* P-40N-35CU c/n 33359 "44-7619"(N222SU) ex-372nd FG "IC-Y", [http://www.airzoo.org/stories/p-40/ Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum] , Kalamazoo, MI (D) [ [http://8.5.0.95/search/photo.search?codesearch=44-7619 44-7619] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/44-7619.html 44-7619 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* P-40N-35CU c/n 33440 "44-7700", ex-Brazilian AF FAB 4064, " 3 ", [http://www.musal.aer.mil.br/links_aeron.htm Museum Aerospacial] , Campo dos Afonsos AB, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (D) [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/44-7700.html 44-7700 (Hawks Nest)] ]

* P-40N-35CU c/n 33723 "44-7983"(N9950), Skyfire Corporation, Dover DE (R)

* P-40N-40CU c/n 33915 "44-47923"(N923)ex-TP-40N, [http://www.fantasyofflight.com/aircraftpages/tp40n.htm Fantasy of Flight] , Poke City, FL (A) [ [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?codesearch=47923 44-47923] ] [ [http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/p40_03.html 44-47923 (2008 Geneseo Air Show)] ] [ [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/44-47923.html/ 44-47923 (Hawks Nest)] ]

Replica

P-40N " 70 " [http://www.hill.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=5655 Hill Aerospace Museum] Hill AFB, UT (D) note: aircraft composite of crashed 11th AF P-40N & fiberglass replica parts.

Reference

External links

* [http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/p-40_serial_numbers.htm P-40 survivors]
* [http://www.warbirdforum.com/tommi.htm Warbird Forum]
* [http://www.rcafkittyhawk.com/home.htm]
* [http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/romanenko/p-40/index.htm Lend Lease P-40 info]
* [http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/sheppard/p39/index.htm P-39 44-2911]
* [http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/sheppard/p40recovery/index.htm P-40 recoveries]
* [http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/photogallery/p-39_tikkakoski/index.htm P-38 pictures]
* [http://www.mts.net/~royb/raf_kittyhawK_codes.html Kittyhawk info]
* [http://www.warbirdrestoration.co.nz/past.html#yagen New Zealand P-40 Restorations]
* [http://www.provenancefightersales.com/news.htm Providence Aircraft Sales]
* [http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40registry.html P-40 Registry]
* [http://rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/p40ser.html RZNAF hobbyvista]
* [http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_801_900_detailed.htm RCAf s/n 801-900]
* [http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/p40_showcase.html 2008 airshow]
* [http://www.warbird-central.com/american/fighters/p-40/p-40_serials.html Warbird central]
* [http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/Survivors.html/ Curtiss Hawk survivors]
* [http://www.adf-serials.com/2a29-E.shtml ADF serials]
* [http://www.warbirddepot.com/default.asp Warbird Depot]
* [http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/khawk.html RZNAF pictures]
* [http://www.nzwarbirds.org.nz/p40a.html RZNAF P-40]
* [http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/news.htm Pioneer Aero News]
* [http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Reg_Hist.asp?Reg_Mark=ZOC New Zealand Registration Marks]
* [http://www.rcaf.com/squadrons/1-100series/14squadron.php RCAF squadrons]
* [http://staff.jccc.net/droberts/p40/p40a.html P-40.com]
* [http://us-aircraft.com/walk/USwalkarouds.htm Aircraft Walkarounds]

Curtiss Kittyhawk Unit Code Jan-May '42 BF, Jun-Oct '42 YA; Kittyhawk Mk I (Feb 1942 - Dec 1943) 1050 B, 1053 K, 1059 YA-K, 1063 H, 1064 D, 1068 T, 1072 M 1080 YA-O Curtiss Warhawk Unit Code Nil; P-40K-1 Warhawk (Jul 1943 - Dec 1943) USAAC aircraft 42-45003, 42-45004, 42-45944, 42-45945, 42-45921, 42-45951, 42-45952, 42-45954, 42-45977

Video

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJHIo75I-Vg Scrapping WWII aircraft (including P-40's)]