Curtiss P-40N Warhawk "Little Jeanne" of the French Flying Warbirds at the Meaux Airshow 2022

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Curtiss P-40N Warhawk "Little Jeanne" of the French Flying Warbirds at the Meaux Airshow 2022

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk 42-105915 (civil registration F-AZKU) during the Meaux Airshow 2022 at the Meaux-Esbly airfield.

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk. The Warhawk was used by most Allied powers during World War II, and remained in frontline service until the end of the war. It was the third most-produced American fighter of WWII (after the P-51 and P-47), by November 1944, when production of the P-40 ceased, 13,738 had been built, all at Curtiss-Wright Corporation's main production facilities in Buffalo, New York. P-40N (manufactured 1943–44), was the final production model featuring a stretched rear fuselage to counter the torque of the more powerful, late-war Allison engine, while the rear deck of the cockpit behind the pilot was cut down to improve rearward visibility.

This P-40N was built in 1943 with c/n 29677. She was officially accepted by the USAAF on August 25, 1943 with serial number 42-105915. Although originally intended to be used by the Chinese Air Force of General Thang Kai-shek she was eventually transferred to the 5th Air Force to be flown by Lieutenant Robert Warren from Papua New Guinea. Warren named her Little Jeanne. After operational use ended the P-40 was left at Tadji airfield. The wreckage was salvaged in 1974 and after being restored exhibited in various museums. She was brought back to flying status, which took 6 year of work, in Australia with her new first flight on March 20, 2002 in Coolangatta, Queensland. Later she was brought to France (and got the civil registration F-AZKU) and were she eventually joined the France Flying Warbirds collection based in Melun-Villaroche.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk, www.ffwm.fr/en/, www.lecharpeblanche.fr/registre/curtiss-p-40n-warhawk-lit...

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Sets appears in:   • Meaux Airshow 2022, France IN PROGRESS   
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