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P-40 Watch - Recent P-40 News, Restorations, and Finds! Updated 01.28.2003

"Tex" Hill receives the Distinguished Flying Cross

Please join us in mourning the loss of Erik Shilling; AVG member, pilot, teacher, storyteller, and a man never afraid to let his opinions and feelings known. Erik, you will be greatly missed.
"I believe, the lesson that everyone could learn is that a few dedicated men, with proper leadership can accomplish greatness even in the face of adversity and hostile opposition." Erik Shilling

So you want a P-40...check out the new P-40 Wants/Disposals for available P-40s and related items. Updated 10.27.2002

AVG members at Oshkosh/Airventure 2001 report.

Vintage P-40 ads: I will post a new ad every month or so. See the vintage ad for Oct/Nov

What about that recently found AVG P-40 mentioned on the recent History Channel Documentary?

Click & Cry - A select collection of Post WWII P-40 happenings - not for the weak of stomach. Added 03.25.00

The Curtiss P-40 saw action on every front in WWII and was in US service from the beginning through the end of US involvement. But the P-40's legacy will always be as the aircraft flown by Claire Lee Chennault's American Volunteer Group (also known as the Flying Tigers). 100 P-40s (considered obsolete) were given to the Chinese through the Lend-lease in 1941. Chennault trained the pilots to use the plane's strengths to exploit the enemies weaknesses. In approximately 6 months of combat the A.V.G. officially destroyed 297 planes with another153 probable. All of this was accomplished with the loss of only 12 P-40's in combat.

R.T. Smith's P-40 from the 3rd Pursuit Squadron (Hell's Angels). R.T.'s victories are recorded between 8.4 and 9. The paint scheme is dark green and dark earth upper, under surfaces were most likely gray - Thanks, T Clements!

Commanded by Col. John "Jack" Chennault, son of Gen. Claire Chennault, the P-40s of the 11 FS 343rd FG were painted in a variation on the theme made famous by the AVG. Pictured is a special "winterized"; P-40E (it is hard to notice in this small picture, but the area around the exhaust ports is filled in). This helped combat the extreme climate of the Aleutian Islands.

[ Development |	Modifications |	Final Days ]

[ powerplants |	armament |	wings |	general info ]

P-40 Model Exterior Visual Recognition Guide

Lt. Sammy A. Pierce, 49th Fighter Group/5th Air Force, compares the P-40E to the P-40N's they received.

Erik Shilling, an AVG pilot, recalls a mock dogfight between his P-40 and a Brewster Buffalo.

Erik Shilling comments on AVG tactics.

Erik Shilling comments on the powerplants in AVG P-40s.

The China Air Task Force, CTAF, replaced the AVG before the Fourteenth Air Force was formed.

Click & Cry - A select collection of Post WWII P-40 happenings - not for the weak of stomach.

Check your six! Courtesy of The Aeronut; T.M.Cleaver. Link to his site below!

The 80th Fighter Group was made up of the 88th, 89th, 90th & 459th Squadrons was assigned to the 10th Air Force in the CBI theater.

P-15452 AVG pilot McGarry's P-40 crashed in Thailand 24 Mar. '42. Discovered in the jungles of Thailand in 1990.

Coming Soon...P-40s I have photographed at airshows & museums.

Listen to a P-40 fly-by (wav format).

Here is a frame from a video clip of some AVG P-40s flying in formation. Click below to view the clip.
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	U.S. Postage Stamp honoring the "Old Man". Any coincidence that the value is 40 cents?

Official AVG site.

Classic Wings A must magazine for the P-40 Fan!

Pioneer Aero Restorations Restoration company specializing in historical and ex-military aircraft - Several P-40 rebuilds in the past as well as currently!

The Aeronut Great Aerial shots!

Planes & Pilots of WWII. Lots of AVG/P-40 related info.

Fei Hu - The Story of the Flying Tigers Latest documentary on the AVG. A lot of good info on this site.

Recently found P-40L in Italy. See the P-40 Watch page for an update!

Robert L. Scott Fan Club Association.

Dan Ford's AVG & P-40 info.

Paul Kane's replica Tomahawk IIB project.

75 SQN RAAF "Australia".

The Major General Levi. R. Chase page.

George Burgard's Flying Tigers Diary site.

Naval & Military History Page; read his great P-40 article!

Air Museum - Planes of Fame in Chino, CA.

If you have any comments, suggestions or would like any specific P-40 info, feel free to e-mail me.

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Douglas Edward Robertson M.S. CP-ASEL-IA

More P-40 news is always on the way.

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