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WARHAWK! – A test pilot’s adventure

This Curtiss P-40, formerly of The Fighter Collection and flown here by Stephen Grey, wears the rare color scheme of the Aleutian Tigers. (Photo by John Dibbs/Facebook.com/theplanepicture)

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Ubiquitous is a little-used word. Webster’s dictionary defines it simply as “everywhere, at the same time.” No other word better sums up the history of the 13,738 Curtiss P-40 Warhawks, Kittyhawks, and Tomahawks delivered in the United States and to 11 other countries from January 1940 to September 1944. Without a doubt, the P-40 was the most loved and hated fighter to serve in WW II. It was the first single-seat fighter available in such...

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