Aircraft Photo of VH-PFO / 42-104986 | Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #455148
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-PFO
Alternate Serial:42-104986
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss P-40 Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk
Aircraft Version:Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk
C/n (msn):28748
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:TocumwalMap
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YTOC   IATA: TCW   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Tocumwal Airshow 2022
 
Photo Date:10 April 2022
Photo by:Phil Vabre
Photo ID: 455148
Photo Comment

Built to a 1942 USAAF order, this P-40N-5-CU served in New Guinea with the 49th Fighter Group, 8th Fighter Squadron. It made a forced landing at Siniap in the Ramu Valley on 14 February 1944 and was left to decay there. The hulk was recovered in 2004 and restored to a modified two-seat configuration at Wangaratta, Vic. Currently based there with Classic Air. Registered VH-PFO(2) on 14 October 2015.

This photo is copyright © Phil Vabre, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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