The ever-evolving fighter – Curtiss-Wright P-40

Never mind that Curtiss-Wright convinced Uncle Sam to continue to buy obsolescent fighters after the need had passed. The P-40 was available in adequate numbers when the need was greatest, not only for the Army Air Forces but for most of our WW II Allies as well. Dating from the late 1930s, the P-40 evolved from the radial-engine P-36, and both types got airborne during the Sunday surprise at Pearl Harbor. In all its iterations,...

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