| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N5813 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss P-40 Hawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss P-40 Hawk/Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss P-40M Kittyhawk Mk.III |
| C/n (msn): | 27501 |
| Display Paint: | New Zealand - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Cincinnati - Batavia (I69) [Ohio, United States]) |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | Tri-State Warbird Museum |
| Photo Date: | 23 November 2022 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 577542 |
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Airworthy P-40M at the Tri-State Warbird Museum with a chequered history. It was assigned s/n 43-5813 in Jan 1943, though it never served with the USAAF. It was one of 301 sent to RNZAF under Lend-Lease. Taken on strength with No. 16 Sqn on 21 May 43, it was assigned s/n NZ3119. Damaged four times between 1943-44, it was relegated to No. 2 OTU. The museum bought the P-40M in 2006. Restored in 2011, it crashed, was rebuilt and won the 2016 Grand Champion WWII & Gold Wrench Award at Oshkosh. The P-40M differed to the K by its engine, radio mast and a perforated cooling grill in the nose. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 June 2023, and has since been viewed 134 times. |