P-40 on beach

Mgawa · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:25 pm

Any more info about this P-40?

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=15303

Saville · **Joined:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:45 am **Posts:** 518

Something odd about that pic. There's no air intake on the top of the cowling. But the chin scoop looks to me like a P-40E or later version.

Holedigger · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:42 pm

An F or L model perhaps, as the later K and N had a scoop on top as well...too many variants, have to do more digging, a serial # would help just a bit!
:wink:

Nathan · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:53 pm

F or L. Looks like the long tail version to me as well.

mtpopejoy · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:53 pm

It is a 79th FG bird (Merlin engine = no scoop). Is this the one that crashed in Italy and was unearthed not too long ago and put in a museum in "as found" condition?

Holedigger · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:56 pm

Think I'll wander down to the beach and see if I can find one of those! Definitely could be Sicily or Italy from the markings.

Saville · **Joined:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:45 am **Posts:** 518

mtpopejoy wrote:

It is a 79th FG bird (Merlin engine = no scoop). Is this the one that crashed in Italy and was unearthed not too long ago and put in a museum in "as found" condition?

Ahh thanks. Clearly I don't know my P-40's

Dan K · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:11 pm

mtpopejoy wrote:

It is a 79th FG bird (Merlin engine = no scoop). Is this the one that crashed in Italy and was unearthed not too long ago and put in a museum in "as found" condition?

Nope. Different bird, but same unit: 79th FG/86th FS

http://www.star-games.com/exhibits/p40/p40.html

Holedigger · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:34 pm

Found where the pic came from, german Ebay, inscription on the back said

the first firing of 1./heavy army anti-aircraft dept. 313 in Italy in 1943. Back-sided accordingly marks.

or something to that effect, so Italy it is!!

mtpopejoy · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:52 pm

Thanks for the clarification Dan. Didn't know if it was the same one.

Mgawa · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:03 pm

One detail- it have wide yellow border arround the national insignia. This border was used as I know in operation Torch. Any enlightning about this?

Thank you :razz:

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:13 pm

You're all wrong!

It's the submarine P-40 from "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" after the Captain forget to lower his landing gear when he rolled up on the beach!
Where's Gwyneth when you need her!
:lol:

Jerry

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:39 pm

Jerry O'Neill wrote:

You're all wrong!

It's the submarine P-40 from "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" after the Captain forget to lower his landing gear when he rolled up on the beach!
Where's Gwyneth when you need her!
:lol:

Jerry

Would you believe it all of my friends hated the movie! I say nuts to them! :wink:

ww2John · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:34 pm

To: Warbird Kid...
Your friends were right....el stinko big time!
:badpc:

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:18 pm

WHAT?! I mean, yeah it was all CG generated,

and it wasn't 100% accurate with the Warbird scenes,

and it may have received low ratings,

But its a cool movie!!!!! :twisted:

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