Curtiss P40 Series – not completed

Hello.

I would like to share a photo of the 85 Curtiss P40 done so far. Two shelves are already fully occupied. The complete list counts with 116 aircraft selected for this series. My father has already done the Tomahawks, E, L, F and most of the M version so far. He still has to build a couple of more M and all the N versions.

This will be the second largest series of our collection only behind the Spitfire´s series (120 models), quite near to the Hurricane´s series (112 models) and far from the fourth one North American Mustang´s series (62 models).

There is a lot of work on each model as well as many hours of research trying to represent them the closer we can to the real aircraft.

As I always say, we can only do it because we receive a lot of help from people who really know about these things. They are historians who devoted many years of their life and kindly share their knowledge with us. In this particular case from Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

This is the last series of the "P" (Pursuit) group with 233 models.

We have already done the following series: P36 (18), P38 (8), P39 (9), P40 (85 done out of 116), P43 (1), P47 (15), P51 (62), P59 (1), P63 (2) and P66 (1).

Our goal is to build All the aircraft types that flew with the Royal Air Force, the Fleet Air Arm and all the Commonwealth (Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Rhodesia, etc.) in the time frame between 1936 and 1947, in all major versions (including field modifications, different or special markings, different armaments, different scheme colour camouflage, etc.) which were used in all the operational theatres or in special operations. And to include also Lend-Lease and captured enemy types under British markings. We also try to include in each series the aircraft which were flown by Ango Argentine pilots, most of them had very particular nose arts”
These are the photos of the models done so far

RAF Tomahawk I Tomahawk AH767 - 400 RCAF UK

Tomahawk IIA Tomahawk AH895 SP-B 400 RCAF UK 1-ago-41

RAF Tomahawk I Tomahawk AH860 RM-F 26 Gravesend 1941

Tomahawk IIA Tomahawk AH893 RM-D 26 UK June/July 1941

Tomahawk IIB Tomahawk AK184 at Hamble, Hampshire 1943-1944

Tomahawk IIB AK184 at Hamble, Hampshire 1943-1944

Tomahawk IA AH852 0 414 RCAF UK 1-mar-43

Tomahawk IIA AH899 PB-F 1683 Bomber defense Training Flight Market Harborough 1-may-44

Tomahawk I Tomahawk AH860 RM-F 26 Gravesend 1941

Tomahawk AH945 XV-W 1-sep-41

Tomahawk AH830 RM-A 26 Squadron UK

Tomahawk AK490 73 Squadron Amriya, Egypt September 1941

P40 H-87A-3 (P40 E) AK857 VW-H 118 Squadron RCAF Annette Island, Alaska October 18, 1942 but not before June 21, 1942

Kittyhawk Mk I (P40 E) AK571 1940

Kittyhawk Mk I (P40 E) AL229 - AAE&E Uk 1-abr-42

P40 H-87A-3 (P40 E) 1052 D 111 Squadron RCAF Umnak Island May 2 to June 12, 1943

P40 H-87A-3 AL194 V 111 Squadron RCAF Fort Greely, Kodiak Island, Alaska 19-abr-43

P40 E A29-82

P40 E-1 ET604 BOC (brought on Charge) May 1942 at RNZAF Station Hobsonville

P40 E-1 NZ3008 Soon after her assignment to 2 OTU/14 Squadron

Tomahawk AK431 ED 73 OTU Libia 1942

P40E A29-118 FA 82 Squadron Bankstown late 1943

P40E B 1057 RCAF 1943

P40 (H-87A-2CU) 1076 RCAF

Kittyhawk I AK673 GA F Gazala, February 2nd, 1942

Kittyhawk I AK961 CV-0 3 RAAF Sqdn Amartya, Egypt 1942

Kittyhawk I AK739 FZ-R 94 Sqdn 20-mar-42

Kittyhawk I AK919 LD-B 250 Sqdn. Ldr M.T. Judd 1-ago-42

Kittyhawk I ET611 North Africa 1-jul-42

Tomahawk AN311 TA-C 2 SAAF squadron 1-nov-41

Kittyhawk Ia ET790 GA-? 112 RAF Sqdn. Ldr Billy Drake El Daba 1-jul-42

Kittyhawk I AK840 DB-K 2 SAAF Jul/Aug 1942

Kittyhawk I AK702 KJ-J 4 SAAF F/O W.P. Pictorius Feb and April 1943

Kittyhawk I AK886 OK-R 450 RAAF late Jul 1942

Kittyhawk I ET953 CV-V 3 RAAF Sqdn

Kittyhawk I A29-75 K - 76 Squadron - 1942

Kittyhawk I A29-78 - 16th Aug 1942

Kittyhawk I A29-85 CD-E - 2 OTU - Mildura- 1-ene-45

Kittyhawk I A29-133 FA-B - 82 Squadron - Bankstown - 1-oct-43

RCAF Kittyhawk I 729 C "Vancouver IX" 1944

Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40E-1) NZ3038 JZ-A 15 squadron Ohakea 1943

Kittyhawk P40 K-1-CU 245951 H 111 Squadron RCAF Amchitka Islandsummer/ fall of 1942

P-40E A29-129 2 OTU 1942 RAAF

P40E-1 NZ3094 (Ex 68th Pursuit Squadron USAAF) 2 Servicing Unit (or FMU)

P-40K-15 NZ3050 HQ Gunnery Training school Ohakea 1944

P-40K-15CU NZ3060 9 14 Guadalcanal 1-jun-43

Kittyhawk Mk I NZ3043 FE-B 2 OTU 1/1/1944

Kittyhawk Mk I NZ3027 FE-V Ohakea 10 January 1944.

Kittyhawk Mk I NZ3036 HQ-Q

P40 K-1-CU Mark III 245945 F 111 Squadron RCAF Elmendorf Air Base 3-sep-42

P40 K-1-CU Mark III 246004 S 111 Squadron RCAF Amchitka Island summer/ fall of 1942

P40 K-1-CU Mark III 245954 G 111 Squadron RCAF Amchitka Island summer/ fall of 1942

Curtiss P40 K FL891 8

P40 K short tail EV322 CV-I 3 RAAF Squadron

P40 K short tail EV421 DB-H 2 SAAF Squadron

P40 K FR507 OK-REB 450 RAAF R.E.Bary Grottaglie Italy 4th October 1943

P-40 K A29-182 AM-C 77 Squadron New Guinea 1943

P40 K A29-302 86 August 1943

P40 F FL220 - Uk - 1-ago-42

P40 F FL234 HS-A - 260 SQN

P40 L FS452 5 Takoradi

P40 L FS490 BAE 3 RAAF Squadron WGCDR Brain Eaton Italy

Curtiss P40 M 837

Curtiss P40 M 851 Dartmouth, Canada early 1945

Curtiss P40 M 831 C 132

Curtiss P40 M FR806 GA-Q 112 RAF

P40 N-1 P40 M A29-495 Piva North 1/9/1945

P40 N-1 P40 M 5055 D SAAF

P40 M A29-323 SV-F 76 Squadron Momote, Los negos 1-abr-44

P40 M A29-357 SV-H 76 Squadron

P40 N-1 P40 M 855 F 133 Patricia Bay 1944

P40 N-1 P40 M FT859 OK-L 450 RAAF S/Ldr. Jack Doyle Fano 1945

RNZAF P40 N-1 P40 M NZ3121 K 4 Servicing unit Ondonga, New Georgia

RAAF P40 N-1 A29-412 5 squadron Piva 1-sep-45