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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

On October 14, 1938, the Curtiss P-40 made its first flight. Known as the Warhawk, Tomahawk, and Kittyhawk, this iconic ...
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The P-40 Warhawk Fighter Was the Allied Workhorse of the Second World War

In all, the P-40 proved itself a worthy and rugged fighter. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was the third most widely produced American fighter of World War II, after the North American P-51 Mustang and the ...
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Curtiss P-60: How the Iconic P-40 Warhawk’s Last Gasp at Relevance Ended in Failure

If the North American P-51 Mustang was the LeBron James of World War II American fighters, you can think of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk as almost like Carmello Anthony. Undoubtedly a lethal and capable ...
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Too Slow, Too Heavy...Too Deadly?: The P-40’s Pacific Proving Ground

It wasn’t the fastest. It wasn’t the most agile. And by mid-war, it was already considered obsolete. So how did the Curtiss P ...
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Niagara Aerospace Museum will host iconic WWII fighter plane exhibit

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Any homeowner may know the experience of a new furniture or appliance delivery. It is perhaps exciting but sometimes also a challenge to make it fit in with the rest of the house ...