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Jon, Gordy,

 

I agree with Jon, I think P-40N-5 as well. Because of the canopy profile.

 

But Gordy you bring up very good points on the tail planes with the fillets. And, I did not think of the carb either good catch.

 

Also the .50 cals instead of .30 cals.

 

r/DRH

 

Hey Jon wanna try again? What is this :

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That's an armed Temco TT-1 Pinto. Never seen one with weapons on it!

Apparently of the 14 built, there are still 7 flying, 4 of them as "Super Pintos". Hopefully they don't have the same issues as their 4-wheeled namesake!

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Damn.......I bow to greatness.

 

Yes that is the "Super Pinto" built by Aeronca/American Jet in the 70's. My Dad was the Chief Engineer for Aeronca/AJI when the aircraft was being looked at for the PAVE-COIN program and competition.

 

Of the 14 delivered to the US Navy, they all went to Litchfield Park and were surplussed out of there to 2 major buyers. Aeronca and a outfit our of Arizona. Mike Dillion of Dillion re-loading fame, and weapons mfg for the US Gov't has one. Mike Couches of Oakland California had 3. Crashed one, flies one, and just sold the 3rd. ( I helped my dad in 1980 put Mikes extended range tanks on his wings.)

 

Steve Synder owned one, but Steve was tragically killed in his F-86 a few years back. His was up for sale.....got $2 mil?

 

And the other owners are out of Colorado and Indiana.

 

Major differences being the swept tail, longer tail boom, and a J-85 vs, the J-69 the Navy trainer came with. Also the inlets tell you right away if you have the bigger J-85 in it. Only 4 of the 7 have J-85's. The tip tanks on this airplane are Cessna 310 "droop" tanks.

 

This aircraft and one other aircraft are in the Philippine Airforce. After PAVE-COIN was canceled AJI sold the surviving 2 aircraft to them. They sit in Manila besides a hangar, moth balled.

 

Like I said I bow to greatness!!!!! :thumbsup:

 

r - Dan

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What a tuning for this Pinto!

For the first time I see single-seat Pinto so heavily armed like COIN aircraft from Banana Republic. To whom it belongs?

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Gregory,

 

This airplane was sold to the Philippine Air Force in the late 70's. Along with one other TT-1 "Super Pinto". I saw a picture dated in 1999 of them both at an Airbase in Manila, sitting besides a hangar non-operational.

 

r - Dan

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Hey all,

 

Ok, since we're talking P-40s here, I came across this one at the USAFHRA site. Here's a P-40K-10-CU with a long tail.

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Here's a pair of Merlin-powered P-40Ls from the Steve O. Reno collection. I've actually got two shots of the near bird in my own collection.

 

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And a P-40E-1-CU (41-36504) modified with a K tail accompanied by an F and an L at Eagle Pass Army Airfield in 1944.

 

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BTW Jon,..That source that quoted that the RAAF got 168 Ms is rather wrong as we got 92 out of 94 sent

Unless they added the P-40K-10s as part of the figure

 

Basically, A29-204 to A29-205, then A29-300 inclusive to A29-389, and a further two sunk on a ship on route in the Caribean (with those two being P-40M-1s 43-5409 and 43-5436) with some four other undelivered RAAF Diverted P-40K-15s on the 29/01/43 in Carribean (ex Charleston) by U-Boat

 

Listed is the RAAF Serial /Type and the USAAF serial of all M-1/M-5/M-10s and N1/-5s per the RAAF A29 series

 

A29-204 P-40M-1 43-5411

A29-205 P-40M-1 43-5424

A29-300 P-40M-1 43-5415

A29-301 P-40M-1 43-5443

A29-302 P-40M-1 43-5408

A29-303 P-40M-1 43-5431

A29-304 P-40M-1 43-5425

A29-305 P-40M-1 43-5426

A29-306 P-40M-1 43-5430

A29-307 P-40M-1 43-5435

A29-308 P-40M-1 43-5441

A29-309 P-40M-1 43-5444

A29-310 P-40M-5 43-5508

A29-311 P-40M-5 43-5509

A29-312 P-40M-5 43-5510

A29-313 P-40M-5 43-5511

A29-314 P-40M-5 43-5512

A29-315 P-40M-5 43-5513

A29-316 P-40M-5 43-5514

A29-317 P-40M-5 43-5515

A29-318 P-40M-5 43-5516

A29-319 P-40M-5 43-5517

A29-320 P-40M-5 43-5636

A29-321 P-40M-5 43-5644

A29-322 P-40M-5 43-5645

A29-323 P-40M-5 43-5646

A29-324 P-40M-5 43-5648

A29-325 P-40M-5 43-5649

A29-326 P-40M-5 43-5653

A29-327 P-40M-5 43-5660

A29-328 P-40M-5 43-5663

A29-329 P-40M-5 43-5664

A29-330 P-40M-1 43-5434

A29-331 P-40M-1 43-5442

A29-332 P-40M-5 43-5638

A29-333 P-40M-5 43-5640

A29-334 P-40M-5 43-5647

A29-335 P-40M-5 43-5652

A29-336 P-40M-5 43-5657

A29-337 P-40M-1 43-5410

A29-338 P-40M-1 43-5412

A29-339 P-40M-1 43-5413

A29-340 P-40M-1 43-5414

A29-341 P-40M-1 43-5420

A29-342 P-40M-1 43-5422

A29-343 P-40M-1 43-5423

A29-344 P-40M-1 43-5432

A29-345 P-40M-10 43-5769

A29-346 P-40M-10 43-5773

A29-347 P-40M-10 43-5774

A29-348 P-40M-10 43-5775

A29-349 P-40M-10 43-5777

A29-350 P-40M-10 43-5780

A29-351 P-40M-10 43-5781

A29-352 P-40M-10 43-5785

A29-353 P-40M-10 43-5789

A29-354 P-40M-10 43-5798

A29-355 P-40M-5 43-5641

A29-356 P-40M-5 43-5654

A29-357 P-40M-5 43-5655

A29-358 P-40M-5 43-5656

A29-359 P-40M-5 43-5661

A29-360 P-40M-5 43-5662

A29-361 P-40M-5 43-5665

A29-362 P-40M-5 43-5668

A29-363 P-40M-5 43-5637

A29-364 P-40M-5 43-5639

A29-365 P-40M-10 43-5865

A29-366 P-40M-10 43-5866

A29-367 P-40M-10 43-5867

A29-368 P-40M-10 43-5868

A29-369 P-40M-10 43-5869

A29-370 P-40M-10 43-5870

A29-371 P-40M-10 43-5871

A29-372 P-40M-10 43-5872

A29-373 P-40M-10 43-5873

A29-374 P-40M-10 43-5874

A29-375 P-40M-10 43-5875

A29-376 P-40M-10 43-5876

A29-377 P-40M-10 43-5767

A29-378 P-40M-10 43-5768

A29-379 P-40M-10 43-5770

A29-380 P-40M-10 43-5771

A29-381 P-40M-10 43-5791

A29-382 P-40M-10 43-5806

A29-383 P-40M-10 43-5814

A29-384 P-40M-10 43-5877

A29-385 P-40M-10 43-5878

A29-386 P-40M-10 43-5879

A29-387 P-40M-10 43-5880

A29-388 P-40M-10 43-5881

A29-389 P-40M-10 43-5882

A29-3** P-40M-1 43-5409 Not delivered

A29-3** P-40M-1 43-5436 Not delivered

 

Those in the A29-400 series up to A29-500 serial are either P-40N-1s or P-40N-5s

 

A29-400 P-40N-1 42-104813

A29-401 P-40N-1 42-104814

A29-402 P-40N-1 42-104815

A29-403 P-40N-1 42-104816

A29-404 P-40N-1 42-104817

A29-405 P-40N-1 42-104818

A29-406 P-40N-1 42-104819

A29-407 P-40N-1 42-104820

A29-408 P-40N-1 42-104821

A29-409 P-40N-1 42-104822

A29-410 P-40N-1 42-104823

A29-411 P-40N-1 42-104824

A29-412 P-40N-1 42-104825

A29-413 P-40N-1 42-104826

A29-414 P-40N-1 42-104827

A29-415 P-40N-5 42-104830

A29-416 P-40N-5 42-104831

A29-417 P-40N-5 42-104832

A29-418 P-40N-5 42-104833

A29-419 P-40N-5 42-104834

A29-420 P-40N-1 42-104634

A29-421 P-40N-1 42-104660

A29-422 P-40N-1 42-104661

A29-423 P-40N-1 42-104662

A29-424 P-40N-1 42-104663

A29-425 P-40N-1 42-104664

A29-426 P-40N-1 42-104665

A29-427 P-40N-1 42-104666

A29-428 P-40N-1 42-104667

A29-429 P-40N-1 42-104669

A29-430 P-40N-1 42-104670

A29-431 P-40N-1 42-104671

A29-432 P-40N-1 42-104672

A29-433 P-40N-1 42-104673

A29-434 P-40N-5 42-104969

A29-435 P-40N-5 42-105040

A29-436 P-40N-5 42-105041

A29-437 P-40N-5 42-105042

A29-438 P-40N-5 42-105044

A29-439 P-40N-5 42-105045

A29-440 P-40N-5 42-105046

A29-441 P-40N-5 42-105047

A29-442 P-40N-5 42-105049

A29-443 P-40N-1 42-104725

A29-444 P-40N-1 42-104726

A29-445 P-40N-1 42-104727

A29-446 P-40N-1 42-104728

A29-447 P-40N-1 42-104729

A29-448 P-40N-1 42-104730

A29-449 P-40N-1 42-104731

A29-450 P-40N-1 42-104732

A29-451 P-40N-1 42-104733

A29-452 P-40N-1 42-104734

A29-453 P-40N-1 42-104735

A29-454 P-40N-1 42-104736

A29-455 P-40N-1 42-104737

A29-456 P-40N-1 42-104738

A29-457 P-40N-1 42-104739

A29-458 P-40N-1 42-104740

A29-459 P-40N-1 42-104741

A29-460 P-40N-1 42-104742

A29-461 P-40N-5 42-105050

A29-462 P-40N-5 42-105051

A29-463 P-40N-5 42-105052

A29-464 P-40N-5 42-105054

A29-465 P-40N-5 42-105055

A29-466 P-40N-5 42-105056

A29-467 P-40N-5 42-105057

A29-468 P-40N-5 42-105059

A29-469 P-40N-5 42-105060

A29-470 P-40N-5 42-105061

A29-471 P-40N-5 42-105062

A29-472 P-40N-5 42-105063

A29-473 P-40N-1 42-104674

A29-474 P-40N-1 42-104675

A29-475 P-40N-1 42-104676

A29-476 P-40N-1 42-104677

A29-477 P-40N-1 42-104678

A29-478 P-40N-1 42-104679

A29-479 P-40N-1 42-104680

A29-480 P-40N-1 42-104681

A29-481 P-40N-1 42-104703

A29-482 P-40N-1 42-104704

A29-483 P-40N-1 42-104705

A29-484 P-40N-1 42-104706

A29-485 P-40N-1 42-104707

A29-486 P-40N-1 42-104708

A29-487 P-40N-1 42-104709

A29-488 P-40N-1 42-104710

A29-489 P-40N-1 42-104711

A29-490 P-40N-1 42-104712

A29-491 P-40N-1 42-104713

A29-492 P-40N-1 42-104714

A29-493 P-40N-1 42-104715

A29-494 P-40N-1 42-104716

A29-495 P-40N-1 42-104717

A29-496 P-40N-1 42-104718

A29-497 P-40N-1 42-104719

A29-498 P-40N-1 42-104720

A29-499 P-40N-1 42-104721

A29-500 P-40N-1 42-104722

 

 

Hope that straightens that little falsehood out per the quoted figure

 

Heres a colour pic of P-40E-1 41-36504 with the red star and bar which puts it circa post July 43

 

Best

Gordy

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Oh, heres a pic of A29-304. V-1710-73 engine no carburator bypass on P-40M-1s as shown on the attached

 

Sorry if I'm dragging. Its that I had a Hard Drive failure a fortnight ago and I'm trying to catch up :think:

 

I'll leave at that

 

Thanks everyone

 

Best

Gordy

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Hello,

 

it looks that there are some experts here on AVG. I have searched for AVG P-40 #81

without any success. Nothing mentioned in any rooster who the plane was assigned

to or history. The only thing I know about it that it chrashed during training and then

restored. One picture of it has I found and also seen it in a video about 'The Flying

Tigers'.

I would be very happy if there is some information about this aircraft.

 

kindly

Håkan

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Gordy,

 

Here is my source:

 

In 1943, the scarcity of Packard Merlin engines necessitated that the Allison engine be reintroduced yet again into the P-40 production line. The result was the P-40M version.

 

The P-40M was essentially similar to the P-40K-20-CU, apart from the use of the Allison V-1710-18 engine, rated at 1200 hp for takeoff and 1125 hp at 17,300 feet. The P-40M could be distinguished from the P-40K by the introduction of a cooling grill forward of the exhaust stubs.

 

The P-40M was built solely for Lend-Lease, the contract being approved on August 24, 1942. The first P-40M appeared in November, 1942. Most of them went to the RAF, the RAAF, and the RNZAF as the Kittyhawk III. The type served with British Commonwealth forces in the Far East. A number were operated in Italy by No. 5 Squadron of the South African Air Force.

 

The differences between the production blocks were as follows:

 

The P-40M-1-CU had reinforced ailerons.

 

The P-40M-5-CU had improved carburetor air filters and further aileron improvements.

 

The P-40M-10-CU had revised undercarriage warning systems and fuel system changes

 

Serials of the P-40M were as follows:

 

43-5403/5462 Curtiss P-40M-1-CU Warhawk

43-5463/5722 Curtiss P-40M-5-CU Warhawk

43-5723/6002 Curtiss P-40M-10-CU Warhawk

 

The RAF serials for the 264 P-40Ms supplied to the RAF as Kittyhawk IIIs were FR779/FR872 and FS100/FS269.

 

168 P-40Ms were supplied to Australia as Kittyhawk IIIs under the serial numbers A29-300/389, A29-400/414, A29-420/434, A29-442/460, and A29-473/502.

 

34 P-40Ms went to New Zealand as serial numbers NZ3066/3073, NZ3075/3089, NZ3109/3119, and NZ3180

 

The P-40M equipped the No. 5 Squadron of the South African Air Force serving in Italy.

 

19 P-40Ms were transferred to Brazil.

 

Sources:

 

1. War Planes of the Second World War, Fighters, Volume Four, William Green, Doubleday, 1964.

 

2. The American Fighter, Enzo Angelucci and Peter Bowers, Orion Books, 1987.

 

3. United States Military Aircraft since 1909, Gordon Swanborough and Peter M. Bowers, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989.

 

4. Curtiss Aircraft, 1907-1947, Peter M. Bowers, Naval Institute Press, 1979.

 

5. The Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk, Ray Wagner, Aircraft in Profile, Volume 2, Doubleday, 1965.

 

They were listed at the bottom of the post. It is from a fairly reputable P-40 site. But you have serial numbers so what do I know :thumbsup:

 

r/Dan

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Hello,

 

it looks that there are some experts here on AVG. I have searched for AVG P-40 #81

without any success. Nothing mentioned in any rooster who the plane was assigned

to or history. The only thing I know about it that it chrashed during training and then

restored. One picture of it has I found and also seen it in a video about 'The Flying

Tigers'.

I would be very happy if there is some information about this aircraft.

 

kindly

Håkan

 

I am looking at a black and white photo reproduction of AVG Hawk #81, taken at Kunming, China, Spring 1942, taken by RT Smith. In the photo a Disney Tiger decal is present on the port side, and it was either heavily shellacked or there was fresh touch-up paint on the plane in the general area, but my guess would be that the decal was heavily shellacked

 

It is not a great photograph reproduction and the tail number is too blurry to make out. My tail number and pilot reference does not list this plane at all; numerically it would be part of 3rd Squadron of course, but by the time the photo was taken, planes were shuffled among the squadrons. I would guess, if I had to guess, that this plane was a 'rehabilitated' plane

 

I have another ref I can look in but it covers the AVG only briefly, maybe it has the plane in USAAF service, but I'm tired and I gotta hit the hay

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I am looking at a black and white photo reproduction of AVG Hawk #81, taken at Kunming, China, Spring 1942, taken by RT Smith. In the photo a Disney Tiger decal is present on the port side, and it was either heavily shellacked or there was fresh touch-up paint on the plane in the general area, but my guess would be that the decal was heavily shellacked

 

It is not a great photograph reproduction and the tail number is too blurry to make out. My tail number and pilot reference does not list this plane at all; numerically it would be part of 3rd Squadron of course, but by the time the photo was taken, planes were shuffled among the squadrons. I would guess, if I had to guess, that this plane was a 'rehabilitated' plane

 

I have another ref I can look in but it covers the AVG only briefly, maybe it has the plane in USAAF service, but I'm tired and I gotta hit the hay

 

 

Hello again,

 

thanks for taking your time. Is this photo from a book or ? I will try to search more but if you find something,please post it here.

 

kindly

Håkan

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The photo reproduction is a small one in the Osprey book 'Colours and markings of the American Volunteer Group'

 

The other reference I had was a book called 'Days of the Ching Bao', and the plane is not present in that book

 

Once upon a time I was in contact with RT Smith's son Brad. Really nice guy, we discussed some photos. Unfortunately I don't have Brad's contact info any more, but it seems like most of RT Smith's photos I see are labeled 'RT Smith, courtesy of Brad Smith', and he'd be a good one to ask about that photo. I imagine on the original photo you'd be able to make out the tail number with a magnifying glass. Too bad I lost that contact info...

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I see Robert L. Scott mentioned in this thread. His book "God is My Co-pilot" was the first book about aviation that I ever read. (The second was "Samurai" by Saburo Sakai.)

 

I stumbled over one of Gen. Scott's books and wrote to him, asking whether he could autograph it for me. He graciously autographed several books for me, and sent me a note or two. It was a thrill - even though it took place when I was over 35. A fine gentleman, and I am glad that he is remembered.

 

I eventually was part owner of an aerial advertising company which flew 172 Cessnas pulling banners by day, and with lighted grids by night.

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