Caption | F4U Corsair fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009, photo 2 of 2; note P-40E Warhawk fighter in background ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 26 Apr 2009 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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2. C. Peter Chen says:
1 Jun 2009 05:36:30 PM
Curtiss-Wright built the P-40 aircraft in the background as Model 87-A3 and delivered it to Canada as a Kittyhawk I in 1941. It served until 1946 in No. 111 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. U.S. Air Force personnel at Andrews Air Force Base restored it in 1975 to represent a Warhawk fighter of the 75th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, 14th Air Force.
1 Jun 2009 05:36:30 PM
Curtiss-Wright built the P-40 aircraft in the background as Model 87-A3 and delivered it to Canada as a Kittyhawk I in 1941. It served until 1946 in No. 111 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. U.S. Air Force personnel at Andrews Air Force Base restored it in 1975 to represent a Warhawk fighter of the 75th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, 14th Air Force.
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Note that the tail-wheel on this aircraft is a solid rubber castor. These were installed on carrier-based aircraft since the pounding of a carrier “trap” often popped pneumatic rear tires.