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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed:1/197 second
Aperture:F/8.0
Focal Length:131 mm
ISO Speed:100
Date Taken:Jul 10, 2011, 4:08:04 PM
Software:Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
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Curtiss P-40B Tomahawkby *NamelessFaithlessGod

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This is the only airworthy example of the "B" model P-40 in the world today, and one of only four P-40s of the early Tomahawk variants. The others being the Flying Heritage Collection P-40C and Rod Lewis owned P-40C.

She is rarer even still in the fact that she was present at Wheeler Field, Pearl Harbor on the day of the "Infamous" attack. I believe she is the only flyable aircraft today that can make that claim. Although she was present, she was not airworthy at the time, having been damaged in a landing accident a few weeks prior. She was tucked away in a maintenance hangar undergoing repair at the time, which is how she survived the attack.

She belongs to the Fighter Collection based at the Imperial War Museum Duxford where this shot was taken during the Flying Legends Airshow 2011. Also part of this collection is a very rare Merlin powered Curtiss P-40F Warhawk and an even rarer Curtiss Hawk-75A-1. I mentioned that there were four early Tomahawks in airworthy condition but only mentioned three including this P-40B. The forth example, a P-40C was only recently rumoured to have had her post restoration flight at Chino. However this aircraft which is finished in polished bare metal also belongs to the Fighter Collection and should hopefully join this P-40B and the other two Hawks at some point soon.

~Draxdlh Mar 17, 2013

One of my favorites. Nice picture. Thank you.

~TopGunSGA Feb 15, 2013

Awesome

*Timekeeper9 Feb 15, 2013

Fabulous history on this very rare bird.

`davincipoppalag Feb 15, 2013

very good

~Gary--T Feb 14, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

how amazing is it that you've been able to bring us current photos and status on this, and Battle of Britain aircraft. such important, monumental times, it's just fantastic.

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