P-40 Warhawk over Kansas City
This Commemorative Air Force P-40 Warhawk is piloted by Sam Graves in the Kansas City Independence Day Air Show 2021 and is painted in the period colors of the famous AVG (American Volunteer Group) Flying Tigers WWII Ace David Lee “Tex” Hill. The Warhawk is a single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. Almost 14,000 Warhawks were built before production ceased in November 1944. The aircraft was used by most Allied powers during World War II, and remained in frontline service until the end of the war. Between 1941 and 1944, the P-40 played a critical role with Allied air forces in North Africa, the Southwest Pacific, and China. It also had a significant role in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Alaska and Italy. Based on war-time victory claims, over 200 Allied fighter pilots – from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, the US and the Soviet Union – became aces flying the P-40.
P-40 Warhawk over Kansas City
This Commemorative Air Force P-40 Warhawk is piloted by Sam Graves in the Kansas City Independence Day Air Show 2021 and is painted in the period colors of the famous AVG (American Volunteer Group) Flying Tigers WWII Ace David Lee “Tex” Hill. The Warhawk is a single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. Almost 14,000 Warhawks were built before production ceased in November 1944. The aircraft was used by most Allied powers during World War II, and remained in frontline service until the end of the war. Between 1941 and 1944, the P-40 played a critical role with Allied air forces in North Africa, the Southwest Pacific, and China. It also had a significant role in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Alaska and Italy. Based on war-time victory claims, over 200 Allied fighter pilots – from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, the US and the Soviet Union – became aces flying the P-40.