And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Curtiss P-40N Warhawk, which became the 15,000th serial fighter produced by Curtiss. 1943.
It was outclassed by both the Germans and Japanese before the U.S. entered the war ( officially ); only the tactics developed by General Chennault in China allowed it to be survivable in combat with the Japanese fighters. In North Africa it was used mainly for ground attack when there was low probability of ME-109 interception.
Andrew: Any amplification and/or correction is welcome.
NASCAR has shown the value of visual advertisements. Now it looks like the owner of this Warhawk has followed their lead. It's not cheap to maintain a bird like this.
Looks like something my kid got ahold of when she was in her "Stickers!" phase. Also looks a lot like a P-51, don't it?
ReplyDeleteLooks a lot like a screen cap off a video game.... Still an interesting plane, though far outclassed by a few years into the war.
ReplyDeleteIt was outclassed by both the Germans and Japanese before the U.S. entered the war ( officially ); only the tactics developed by General Chennault in China allowed it to be survivable in combat with the Japanese fighters. In North Africa it was used mainly for ground attack when there was low probability of ME-109 interception.
DeleteAndrew: Any amplification and/or correction is welcome.
Paul L. Quandt
NASCAR has shown the value of visual advertisements. Now it looks like the owner of this Warhawk has followed their lead. It's not cheap to maintain a bird like this.
ReplyDeleteLike most American birds, could take a lot of damage and the pilot had a better chance of surviving than his Japanese opponent.
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