File:Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk (13978225545).jpg

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First flown in 1938 the Curtiss Kittyhawk operated in almost every theatre of war during WWII. The RNZAF operated 297 of these fighters in the Pacific during WWII and were rsponsible for downing 99 Japanese aircraft. Replaced by the Vought Corsair in 1944, the P-40 returned to New Zealand as an advanced fighter trainer.

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. Length: 9.65 m Wingspan: 11 m Top speed: 579 km/h Range: 386 km Weight: 2,724 kg

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Author Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand
Camera location44° 43′ 18.9″ S, 169° 14′ 49.98″ 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@N02/13978225545 (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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