Tan P-40F Warhawk 1942

[Jack Cook]

Never have seen many pictures of tan P-40s in the US.........

P-40F s/n 41-13861 "Dutchess of Durham" of the 57th FG at Bradley Field, Conn. Flown by 2Lt "Zack" Taylor who later made ace in the 325th FG

crew chief SSgt Klausen in the cockpit

[Steve Nelson]

I love the way they simply slapped masking tape over the original stencils when the added the tan paint.

SN

[Nathan]

Im gonna guess censored?

[Jack Cook]

nothing censored just black stencil over OD.

[Steve Nelson]

Yep..saved having to repaint all the stencils after the plane was painted.

SN

[Mgawa]

Bottom in Neutral Grey or other color?

[avenger2504]

How do you tell its Tan from a Black and White photo? Or is it a known colour at the time?

[gemmer]

57th FG P-40Fs were oversprayed with "desert sand" just prior to deployment to North Africa.

[Jack Cook]

P-40F s/n 41-13861 wrecked at Hillsgrove, RI Sep 14, 1942 when spun in after takeoff. Pilot killed

[Jarink1]

57th FG P-40Fs were oversprayed with "desert sand" just prior to deployment to North Africa.

The 15th FG painted their P-40s "Coral" when deployed to various atolls in the PTO.

[Steve Nelson]

P-40F s/n 41-13861 wrecked at Hillsgrove, RI Sep 14, 1942 when spun in after takeoff. Pilot killed

Sad. Was it the pilot in the photo? Of course, just because there's a name on the plane, I suppose that doesn't mean it's the same guy in the cockpit.

The underside color is almost certainly Nuetral Gray..it was the only officially specified USAAF underside color.* Azure Blue was only applied to aircraft intended as lend-lease for the Brits (some of which ended up in U.S. service.)

SN

*Other than occaisonally black for night ops or white for ASW.

[gemmer]

57th FG P-40Fs were oversprayed with "desert sand" just prior to deployment to North Africa.

The 15th FG painted their P-40s "Coral" when deployed to various atolls in the PTO.

I always was curious as to whether or not that "coral" color was something created in theater, or just the standard sand, also known at the time as "tittie pink." Some 7th AF P-39Qs also got the same paint job.

Duane

[gemmer]

P-40F s/n 41-13861 wrecked at Hillsgrove, RI Sep 14, 1942 when spun in after takeoff. Pilot killed

Sad. Was it the pilot in the photo? Of course, just because there's a name on the plane, I suppose that doesn't mean it's the same guy in the cockpit.

The underside color is almost certainly Nuetral Gray..it was the only officially specified USAAF underside color.* Azure Blue was only applied to aircraft intended as lend-lease for the Brits (some of which ended up in U.S. service.)

SN

*Other than occaisonally black for night ops or white for ASW.

The Azure Blue was used on all P-40s that had upper surfaces painted in a finish similar to the RAF Sand/Middle Stone two tone pattern. Most later model P-40Fs(long fuselage) and P-40Ls sent to North Africa were painted that way.

Duane

[Jack Cook]

Sad. Was it the pilot in the photo? Of course, just because there's a name on the plane, I suppose that doesn't mean it's the same guy in the cockpit.

Re-read the caption in my first post

[Steve Nelson]

D'oh! Forty lashes with a wet noodle for me then!

SN