File:Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk. (14093627855).jpg

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The Curtiss P-40 was a formidable fighter and ground attack aircraft in the right hands. Employed in theatres from China to New Guinea to the Aleutians to North Africa, P-40 variants had many names including the Tomahawk, Kittyhawk and Warhawk. The Kittyh

After the war it was flown to the Rukuhia storage facility along with more than 100 other Kittyhawks, to be scrapped (out of the more than 300 Kittyhawks operated by the RNZAF). It was rescued in 1959 by a group of schoolboys led by Charles Darby, who scraped together 25 pounds to buy it. NZ 3009 was chosen partly because it was nearest to the gate!
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Source Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk.
Author Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand
Camera location44° 43′ 20″ S, 169° 14′ 44.42″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bernard Spragg at https://flickr.com/photos/88123769@N02/14093627855 (archive). It was reviewed on 21 June 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

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