WW2 P-40 Kittyhawks of Brazil photos

Liberator · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:11 am **Posts:** 837

Photos of WW2 Brazil P-40s http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br ... 0-fab.html

Tiger Tim · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:15 am

Seems like there was once so many shark-toothed P-40s that Curtiss may as well have delivered them that way...

-Tim

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2635

This is an interesting pic of what seems to be an active/operational P-40 with Meteors in the background. I believe the Brazilian Meteors were first delivered in the 1952/53 time frame. Could this be the last active/operational military P-40?

rcaf_100 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:13 pm

mike furline wrote:

This is an interesting pic of what seems to be an active/operational P-40 with Meteors in the background. I believe the Brazilian Meteors were first delivered in the 1952/53 time frame. Could this be the last active/operational military P-40?

Used until at least 1954-55 according to this: http://www.internetmodeler.com/awn/98-f ... brazil.htm

:partyman:

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2635

rcaf_100 wrote:

mike furline wrote:

This is an interesting pic of what seems to be an active/operational P-40 with Meteors in the background. I believe the Brazilian Meteors were first delivered in the 1952/53 time frame. Could this be the last active/operational military P-40?

Used until at least 1954-55 according to this: http://www.internetmodeler.com/awn/98-f ... brazil.htm

:partyman:

Great info. Thx!

hang the expense · **Posted:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 11:28 pm

I had heard as late as 1958.Wow. They got their use out of those things.

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 2:28 pm

Even more interesting to see that long lineup of P-40B/Cs with late U.S. star and bar markings, since the bulk of the Brazilian planes are later models. What's the story there?

hang the expense · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 3:13 pm

I was wondering about the tomahawks as I was unaware that any went to the Brazilians.I know we had tomahawks on Galapagos island during the war is a very similar scheme but in Brazile is real news to me.

Dave Hadfield · **Joined:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:31 pm **Posts:** 1672

That nose-over looks like a simple run-up accident.

I squirm every time during the run-up when the RPM gets up over 2000 and the gear "squats" a bit.

Dave

jdvoss · **Posted:** Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:14 am

Another photo observation: The tenth photo shows four Douglas A-20 Havocs in the RH distance. IIRC the Brazilians operated the A-20 into the early 50's and a glass nosed A-20J or K is on display at their AF museum.

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:02 pm

Tiger Tim wrote:

Seems like there was once so many shark-toothed P-40s that Curtiss may as well have delivered them that way...

-Tim

that is the funniest, most astute statement about the p-40 I've ever seen or heard!! excellent!!

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