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Help with P-40 ID

Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:28 pm

Greetings All -

I am starting to scan a batch of negatives and prints that a friend has loaned me. Few of the prints have info with them and I could use some help with this one.

Thanks! Mark

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Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:48 pm

P-40E AK979, N5672N the picture probably was taken between 1950-56 ,now in the San Diego air and space museum
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40regis ... ak979.html

Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:23 pm

Thanks Matt!! Mark

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Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:36 pm

That was the first P-40 I ever saw at a airshow in Milwaukee.
It was painted camo with shark's mouth and a yellow spinner.
35+ years ago (ouch!) :shock: :?

Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:23 pm

Wonderful shot of AK979... 'tis a view I don't recall having seen before.

Thanks for continuing to share your stuff with us...


Fade to Black...

Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:23 pm

Is that an Aeroproducts prop? Wonder how it affected performance...

Dante

Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:31 pm

Hi Guys -

Found another photo of this aircraft in the box....

Enjoy the Day! Mark

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Re: Help with P-40 ID

Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:50 pm

Hey all.
Any idea on what colors this plane was?

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Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:07 pm

Matt Gunsch wrote:P-40E AK979, N5672N the picture probably was taken between 1950-56 ,now in the San Diego air and space museum
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40regis ... ak979.html


WAS! Now apart of the Pacific Aviation Museum. Also, this was one of the two airframes used in Tora Tora Tora.

Re: Help with P-40 ID

Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:34 pm

Is the canopy side-hinged or something else? I can't imagine it would slide back any more with that ADF football in the way.

Re: Help with P-40 ID

Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:42 pm

Tiger Tim wrote:Is the canopy side-hinged or something else?

looks to be side hinged in the photos.

Re: Help with P-40 ID

Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:37 pm

Never seen an Allison with a four bladed prop...

Re: Help with P-40 ID

Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:03 am

I'd really like to make a model of it. Anyone have an idea of the main color and the cheatline?

Re: Help with P-40 ID

Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:54 pm

... saw it at Hawthorne, CA in 195x ...
... red overall...white trim ...

Re: Help with P-40 ID

Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:45 pm

dweller wrote:Never seen an Allison with a four bladed prop...


The Allison powered P-82s had 4-blader props on them! Plus, didn't the P-40Q have a 4-blader?
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