Registration / Serial:A29-90
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss P-40 Hawk
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss P-40 Hawk/Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk
Aircraft Version:Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Ming the Merciless
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Collection:RAAF Museum
Photo Date:11 May 2025
Photo by:David CaugheyContact
Photo ID:807747Submit Correction
View count: 33
A29-90 crashed near Mildura Victoria on April 1, 1944. Centre section turned up 1968. Thought to be A29-28. Real identity discovered after it was acquired by the RAAF Museum in 1996 to be rebuilt as a static exhibit. Intended to be finished for the RAAF's 100th anniversary in 2021, COVID delays meant it was not finally displayed until March 2025. Ming the Merciless is a character from the 1930s sci-fi adventure Flash Gordon.
Registration / Serial:A29-90
Aircraft Version:Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Photo Date:11 May 2025
Photo by:David CaugheyContact
Registration / Serial:A29-90
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss P-40 Hawk
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss P-40 Hawk/Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk
Aircraft Version:Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Ming the Merciless
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Collection:RAAF Museum
Photo Date:11 May 2025
Photo by:David CaugheyContact
Photo ID:807747Submit Correction
View count: 33
A29-90 crashed near Mildura Victoria on April 1, 1944. Centre section turned up 1968. Thought to be A29-28. Real identity discovered after it was acquired by the RAAF Museum in 1996 to be rebuilt as a static exhibit. Intended to be finished for the RAAF's 100th anniversary in 2021, COVID delays meant it was not finally displayed until March 2025. Ming the Merciless is a character from the 1930s sci-fi adventure Flash Gordon.
Registration / Serial:A29-90
Aircraft Version:Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
City / Airport:Point Cook (YMPC)Map
Region / Country:Victoria, Australia
Photo Date:11 May 2025
Photo by:David CaugheyContact