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Old 04-19-2012, 10:18 AM
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I have a soft spot for tomahawks and kittyhawks.

It appears this looks like a tomahawk, you can tell this by the air intake on the nose. By the development of the C variant the intake had been streamlined and lowered, also the nose mounted machine guns had been removed.

Tomahawk's were P40C & D's. Kittyhawk's were P40E,F & G's, Warhawks were K's upwards.
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Old 04-19-2012, 10:19 AM
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I have a soft spot for Warhawks and kittyhawks ofc

Warhawk's were P40C & D Tomahawk II's. Kittyhawk's were P40E,F & G's.
What do you reckon this one is DroopSnoot?
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Old 04-19-2012, 10:32 AM
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What do you reckon this one is DroopSnoot?

Sorry sutts I made a typo ive updated my post above.

This is a tomahawk I'm betting, looks like an early one at first glance as the iconic Radiator intake is smaller. Although by the E the air intake was more streamlined the oil radiator was much larger to cope with the larger uprated engine.

Another indication is the spinner size and frontal nose area, with the Kitty is much bigger and boxy than the tomahawk:



In comparison:


(Not ideal photo I know)
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Old 04-19-2012, 10:51 AM
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Sorry sutts I made a typo ive updated my post above.

This is a tomahawk I'm betting, looks like an early one at first glance as the iconic Radiator intake is smaller. Although by the E the air intake was more streamlined the oil radiator was much larger to cope with the larger uprated engine.

Another indication is the spinner size and frontal nose area, with the Kitty is much bigger and boxy than the tomahawk:



In comparison:


(Not ideal photo I know)

Thanks DroopSnoot. I can't stop looking at these pics, just love timecapsules. Hope it gets the treatment it deserves. Wonder if the pilot got home?
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Old 04-19-2012, 10:55 AM
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Sad thought but many pilots didnt because of the vastness of the desert. I could be wrong but i dont think the RAF had a search & resuce for the desert because of the fluid nature of the war there.

I remember watching a war film years ago with P40's, it had a Tomahawk and a Kittyhawk in it. I'm gonna go hunt for it watch this space.
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Old 04-19-2012, 11:05 AM
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Wonder if it is restorable?
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Old 04-19-2012, 11:33 AM
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Wonder if it is restorable?
oh yes, everything is restorable, and that one is in remarkable conditions as well! In fact I wouldn't restore it, we already have flyable P-40s, considering how complete it is it would be nice to put it in a museum as it is, since a restoration would get rid of the original paintjob and panels.
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Old 04-19-2012, 01:26 PM
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Wonder if it is restorable?
Yes,they've restored Spitfires with a little more than a data plate,have that and money and it could be flying in a few years.
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Old 04-19-2012, 11:05 AM
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069953/

Never released to DVD but my father did video it, maybe i ask him to see if he still has it and convert it.
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