This is a P-40E or E-1, this I know. Other than that, I've only tentative guesses.

EDIT: My tentative guess of '8th Fighter Squadron' has been confirmed, and this photo
is now included on the page for that outfit. Still not sure about the location, however.


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Another view of the same scene...


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Preening Feathers

Seven anonymous wrench-turners do their thing with an equally anonymous Hawk.


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'Title Goes Here'

I have no info at all for this P-40N. It's interesting to note that the national insignia
is in transition here; the fuselage marking has bars, with none on the wing.


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This is P-40N 42-104944 sitting with a sister ship on what appears to be a strip in the PTO.


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The Pool Is Open

I have no concrete info for this P-40N, which may be 44-7960.
The 'POOL' marking on the rudder is interesting. I think this was applied to aircraft that
had gone through depot maintenance but which had yet to be assigned to an operational unit.
Not sure on that however...


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Another 'Pool' P-40N. This ship, 43-23187, was apparently photographed at Garbutt Field in
Australia after a midair during the Summer of 1944. She had previously been with the RAAF
as A29-689 and was transferred to the USAAF FEAF under reverse Lend-Lease in July of
'44. Info I've come across indicates she may have been destined for the 49th Fighter Group.


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Big Brass

Brigadier General Dean C. Strother, commanding officer of XIII Fighter Command,
in the cockpit of a P-40 on Guadalcanal, Summer or Fall of 1943.


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