Osprey Aircam Aviation Series 07 - Curtiss P-40D-N Warhawk in USAAF, French and Foreign Service.pdf

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Betow: L ~ n a - PI ~ pP4PKLat t h e C h t n s ~ A m w ~ e a n ~ m p w l t a Wati nBithar a Chlhanor K~mmlng~China, wdar thecommand of rho 14lb Alr Force. (GIYAFINA).

Buhw: Lhe-up of Wufhawk8 d the 6?aFylhw Group. f 6th Fbhtw Sguadmrr. P e i h h . China O a r 1942.

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AIRCAM AVIATION SERIES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Illustrated & compiled by Richard Ward

Wrthout the help of many friends this pictorial survey of the Warhawk. the first real fighter-bomber, could not have been published. My thanks to all who helped whose names are listed below in alphabetical order:

Text by Christopher F. Shores

Roger F. Eesecker. Perer M. Bowers. .I. Cuny, d'E C. Darby, Fred C. Dickey, Jnr.. R. C. Jones, Ernest R. .McDowell. Earl ReineR Australian War Memorial (A.W,M.). Chinese Nationalist Air Force (C.N.A.F.). Establishment Cinematographique des Armees (EC,A.). Unlted States Air Force.

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In RAF: RAAF; RNZAF; SAAF: RCAF: Hetherlands East Indies; Russian and Finnish Air Forces. The Cuniss P 4 0 Warhawk will be covered in a future issue.

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Finnish Air Force A complete history of tiw Finnish Air FMee from forrnati~nto the present day, Publlct4on date 28th November. 1969

North American P 4 1B/C Mustang. In USAAF service. Similar content to No. 1 but with brief coverage of the K 5 1 and A-36.

WARHAWK

SPEC1FICATION-P-40U-bl

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P4OF: P-40L simllar

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37 A 4 in.

37f~4in

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37 f t 4 in.

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31 k 2 i a / 3 3 k 4 i n . 31 ft. 2inI33R4in. 31 R2in./33h4in. 33 h 4 In.

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10 ft 7 in

10 ft 7 in.

10 R 7 ln.

9 O f t 7 in.

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Wine Area

236 sq. ft

236 sq. ft.

236 sq. ft.

238 sq. f t

236 sq. h.

236 sq. fr

Weight Empty

6208 tb.

63W lb.

6690 Ib.

6 4 0 Ib.

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7740 Ib.

810019100 Ib.

B 6 0 tb.

8400 Ib.

8WO I b

Weight I d t a d m a r

8810 Ib.

9200 la

9350 Ib.

1 D . W Ib.

8900 Ib,

8850 Ib.

Max. S p e d

350 mpb.

354 m.p.h.

364 m.ph.

362 m.p.h.

380 m.p.h.

343 m.0.h.

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P a h r d Marltn Allison V-1710-38

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Alllsvn V-I 710-73 Allison V-l710-81 1325 h.a. l2.W ha.

All~rwnV-f71&99 1200 h ~ .

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