Aircraft Photo of N85104 / NL85104 | Curtiss P-40N Warhawk | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #726062
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N85104
Alternate Registration:NL85104
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss P-40 Hawk
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss P-40 Hawk/Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk
Aircraft Version:Curtiss P-40N Warhawk
C/n (msn):28954
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:ChinoMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KCNO   IATA: CNO   Local: CNO   Other: -
Collection:Planes of Fame Air Museum
 
Photo Date:21 October 1984
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 726062
Photo Comment

Ordered for the USAAF as 42-105192. Transferred to the RCAF as 858 in 1943. Sold as N1197N in 1947. Converted to dispense iodide pellets for weather modification in 1955. Damaged in a wheels up landing near Denver, CO in 1958. Trucked to the Air Museum, Ontario, CA in 1960 for restoration. Moved to the Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino in 1977. First flew after restoration as N85104 in 1980 and maintained in airworthy condition as a warbird.

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