Why was this man "really" upset? ...

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7560

.. because?

P-40E Warhawk/40-358 flown by W. Christy Bryan, force-landed at Little Valley, NY on June 6th, 1941.

EW439 · **Joined:** Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:19 pm **Posts:** 49

-Its Meatloaf night and he is definitely going to be late for diner.

aerojock · **Joined:** Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:58 am **Posts:** 148

Because he has to repair the fence.

Warbirdnutta · **Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2022 9:13 pm

Great picture for a caption?

She'll be right, new prop go over the engine, the rest of her will probably be fine, tough old P40.

Is there a story behind the picture, how, what, when and why?

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7560

Yes there is, but I’ll see if anyone picks it up first.

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Mon Sep 12, 2022 10:08 pm

He got mud all over those nice shiny shoes.

SN

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7560

I can tell ya there’s a first in this photo.

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1388

I'm thinking he ran out of fuel or got lost and ran out of fuel.

Jim MacDonald · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2022 3:16 am

One of the first warbirds? There isn't any military serial number on the plane, his clothes and watch look post war. Looks like he peed his pants as well, that would be enough to make any grown man upset.

Mac

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1388

Not a warbird; lack of an obvious s/n was common in the inter-war period. I think this photo must date from circa 1940/41?

Hooligan2 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2022 6:21 am

Exhausts look a bit different, can't see anything similar - don't think it's an early attempt Merlin version though.

Also... that house in the background looks a bit European.

Warm?

Jesse C. · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2022 7:59 am

Because now he has to talk to Flo from Progressive :axe:

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7560

Date was 6th Jun 1941.

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1388

40-358 at Little Valley, NY sounds about right then?

I was right about the fuel too!

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:03 am

Nice one Mark!

B or C fuse with an E nose?

As the article mentioned, a prototype of some sort?

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