| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-PFO |
| Alternate Serial: | 42-104986 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss P-40 Hawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss P-40 Hawk/Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss P-40N Kittyhawk Mk.IV |
| C/n (msn): | 28748 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | TocumwalMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YTOC IATA: TCW Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Tocumwal Airshow 2022 |
| Photo Date: | 10 April 2022 |
| Photo by: | Phil Vabre |
| Photo ID: | 455148 |
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Built to a 1942 USAAF order, this P-40N-5-CU served in New Guinea with the 49th Fighter Group, 8th Fighter Squadron. It made a forced landing at Siniap in the Ramu Valley on 14 February 1944 and was left to decay there. The hulk was recovered in 2004 and restored to a modified two-seat configuration at Wangaratta, Vic. Currently based there with Classic Air. Registered VH-PFO(2) on 14 October 2015. This photo is copyright © Phil Vabre, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 April 2022, and has since been viewed 170 times. |