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Stolen P-40 Warhawk
P-40 Warhawk or P-40 KawasakiThe P-40 Warhawk is also called the P-40 Tomahawk and the P-40 Kittyhawk.
The P-40 came in several versions, the P-40C - Tomahawk, the P-40F, Kittyhawk II, and the P-40N, Kittyhawk IV, and the Warhawk. These planes were manufactured by Curtiss Wright Corporation. The engines varied from a 1040 hp Allison V-12 to a 1200 hp Allison V-12. The maximum speed was 343 mph with an initial climb rate of 2,120 fpm for the N version. the P40 N weighed 6,700 lbs empty and 11,400 lbs max. The length was 33' 4" Wingspan 37' 3.5" and the height was 12' 4" The first flight of the P-40 was January 1940 with the experimental version of the P-40 being flown in October 1939.
P-40 Exhibit Page 1 * P-40 Exhibit Page 3 * P-40 Exhibit Page 4 * Main Exhibit Index
