P-40 Flyby

this summer is the 75th anniversary of the p-40's production they were made in buffalo ny. I am going to an air show where there is going to be a lot of p-40's I can't wait

you are the luckiest man alive

Awsome! What brand is the prop?

Curtiss Electric, 3 blade propellor, 11' in diameter, rotating clockwise (as viewed from the pilot's seat)

This plane's record and abilities always seems to be overshadowed by the Mustangs, Hellcats, Spitfires and Corsairs. Undoubtedly one of the best fighters built.

Based on what?

See below...

The fact that she was flown very successfully by the Checkered Tails in Italy with huge wins over the Bf-109 helps matters as well. Or that the Tuskogee airmen flew her before getting the P-51s. The lopsided victories by the smaller Flying Tiger unit against the Japanese airmen. All account for an impressive record.

Also flown by the 1st American Volunteer Group, better known as the Flying Tigers, over the Burma road in China and over Rangoon. They amassed close to 300 Japanese kills with only 14 losses of their own.

During World War 2 the Americans used the p-40 at Pearl Harbour to stand up against the Japanese