Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk Mk IA, N40PE / 19751, Rudolf A Frasca
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Registration: N40PE
Construction Number: 19751
Code Number: 47 / 474850
Model Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk Mk IA
Operator: Rudolf A Frasca
Airport: Oshkosh - Wittman Regional (OSH / KOSH), USA - Wisconsin
Photographer: Harry Hulshof
Date Taken: 02/08/2009
Date Submitted: 07/01/2010
This Plane was the 1025th. Curtiss-production plane. It was delivered in 1941 to the United States Army Air Corps. The original serialnumber was: 41-35918. Its nowadays colourscheme is from the American Volunteer Group. They were,clandestinely, with 40 aircraft in Burma to fight against the Japanese. In Burma they were called the "Flying Tigers" This plan has the markings of AVG Flying Tiger Ace David Lee "Tex" Hill. He first served as a flight leader and later as leader of the 2nd Squadron. He made 18 kills in different fighter planes.
Picture ID:1208984