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RCAF Serial 1051
This P-40 was built as a Kittyhawk I for the RAF. Having been purchased by the British Purchasing Commission she did not fall under any Lend-Lease agreement, and therefore did not receive a US Army serial number. She was given the RAF serial AK899 but was handed over to Canada and received the RCAF serial 1051. All I currently know of her wartime service is that she served with 111 Sqn.
After the war many RCAF aircraft were auctioned off, including a number of Kittyhawks. This particular Sadly, in 2009, this Hawk was lost along with her owner/operator, Bob Baranaskas. Blue Skies and Bright Stars, Bob... AK899 was serving as a billboard on the roof of a 'Flying A' service station in Everett, Washington when Fred Johnson snapped this photo in August of 1965. ![]() From: 'P-40 Warhawk in World War II Color' by Jeff Ethell (Fred Johnson photo) - Larger Image ![]() Project 914 Archives (S.Donacik collection) - Larger Image
More photos from Genny 2007 and 2008 will be added in the future.
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