72-323  Curtiss P-40 C/CU  Part 2

72-323 Curtiss P-40 C/CU Part 2

€12,00 EUR
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72-323  Curtiss P-40 C/CU  Part 2

72-323 Curtiss P-40 C/CU Part 2

€12,00 EUR
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Siirtokuva Print Scale 1/72.

1. P-40B. Unit: 78th PS, 18th PG, USAAC. Serial: 300/18P. Based at Bellow Field in the Hawaiian Islands, at the time of the 

attack on Pearl Harbour, 7th December 1941.


2. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 3rd PS "Hell's Angels", AVG (American
Volunteer Group). Serial: 94. This plane was flown by Tommy Haywood,
formerly of the USMC who finished his tour of duty with the Flying
Tigers with 5.80 kills. Camouflage was dark earth and dark green similar
to those of the RAF together with a medium grey, Federal Standards
reference 16473.


3. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 2nd PS "Panda Bears", AVG (American
Volunteer Group). Serial: 36. Rangoon, Burma, January-February 1942.
Flown by Edward Rector, squadron second in command. He finished the war
as colonel at the head of the 23rd Fighter Group. With 10.75 kills.


4. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 3rd PS "Hell's Angels", AVG (American
Volunteer Group). Serial: 47. China, June 1942. It was flown by Robert
T.Smith, one of the most important figures of the Flying Tigers with
8.90 kills. He was an instructor with the Army Air Corps at Randolph
Field before joining the group.


5. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2) (P-8134). Unit: 2nd PS , AVG. Serial: 48. Flown by
David Lee 'Tex' Hill 11.25 kills with the Flying Tigers.
China, 1941-1942.


6. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 1st PS "Adam and Eve", AVG (American
Volunteer Group). Serial: 7. Kunming, China, June 1942. Flown by First
Squadron Leader Robert Neale, 15.55 kills with the Flying Tigers and the
top American ace at the time the group was disbanded.


7. P-40C (Hawk 81A-2). Unit: 1st PS "Adam and Eve", AVG (American
Volunteer Group). Serial: 5. Hawk 81A-2 (P-8178 sometimes given as
P-8198), 1st Pursuit Squadron (American Volunteer Group) Loiwing China
April 1942, flown by the second 

in command of the squadron, Charles R. Bond, 8 kills with the Flying Tigers.
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