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The Kittyhawk was the name given by British Commonwealth air forces to the P-40E model and subsequent variants. Though not a first rate high altitude dogfighter, the Kittyhawk with its long range, bomb load and armour, became a formidable low-level fighterbomber. This P-40E was originally delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force as ‘1057’, then sold on the civil register as N94466 in 1942, being owned by a succession of private owners until it was bought as a hulk by John R. Paul of Boise, Indiana, in 1966, who fully rebuilt it and flew it from Livermore, CA, in 1970. Painted as an RAF Kittyhawk in desert camouflage with ‘sharkmouth’ nose markings, it was given the serial ‘AK933’ and the code letters ‘SU-E’ as a tribute to John’s wife! N94466 was seen in the UK during 1984-89, when it was leased to the Old Flying Machine Company at Duxford and flown at many UK air shows by Ray and Mark Hanna.

Curtiss P-40E Warhawk

Designed to meet a USAAC requirement for a pursuit aircraft, the P-40 Warhawk was first flown on October 14th, 1938. This aircraft was tough, virtually trouble-free and saw continual improvements to arms, armor and engines. The P-40 served in numerous combat areas; often outclassed by its adversaries in speed, maneuverability and rate of climb, it earned a reputation for extreme ruggedness. Its strong construction, heavy firepower, and ability to dive enabled it to compete with enemy fighters, and it was a formidable ground-attack aircraft. P-40s were also flown by the famed Flying Tigers against the Japanese in China.