On December 13, 1943, Second Lieutenant Philip R. Adair of the 89th Fighter Squadron, 80th Fighter Group, found himself alone ...

In all, the P-40 proved itself a worthy and rugged fighter. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was the third most widely produced American fighter of World War II, after the North American P-51 Mustang and the ...

If the North American P-51 Mustang was the LeBron James of World War II American fighters, you can think of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk as almost like Carmello Anthony. Undoubtedly a lethal and capable ...

One cannot but love how the fighter airplanes of the Second World War were tattooed. I mean, how else would we have seen shark-inspired creatures taking to the skies? Officially, the habit of painting ...

Known as the “Ghost P-40,” this Curtiss P-40 Warhawk became one of aviation history’s most haunting mysteries. Discovered in 1942 by Allied patrols deep in the Egyptian desert, it was remarkably ...

Click to open image viewer. Whether known as the Warhawk, Tomahawk, or Kittyhawk, the Curtiss P-40 proved to be a successful, versatile fighter during the first half of World War II. The shark-mouthed ...

A remarkably intact Kittyhawk P-40 fighter jet, crash-landed 70 years ago in the Sahara Desert, was discovered by a Polish oil worker. Experts believe the aircraft belonged to RAF airman Dennis ...

★ Curtiss P-40 Warhawk ★ An all-metal, 300 mph fighter, the P-40 was the frontline U.S. fighter when the war began. It was made famous by Claire Chennault’s Flying Tigers, who, among other squadrons, ...

WHEELER ARMY AIR FIELD, Hawaii - A World War II-era fighter returned to action here, recently. Well, sort of. From a distance, the Curtis P-40 Warhawk at Wheeler's Kawamura Gate looks as though it ...