Aircraft Photo of AH769 | Curtiss Tomahawk I | UK - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	AH769
Aircraft Original Type:	Curtiss P-40 Hawk
Aircraft Generic Type:	Curtiss P-40 Hawk/Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk
Aircraft Version:	Curtiss Tomahawk I
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:	UK - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	Boscombe DownMap
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGDM IATA: - Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	April 1940 to December 1940
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	735804

Photo Comment
This aircraft served with No. 268 Squadron before being turned over to No. 1686 Bomber (Defence) Training Flight in 1943. The Tomahawk I was equivalent to a USAAF P-40 but with four wing guns instead of two. Found unsuitable by the RAF for combat and relegated to training. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 11 October 2024, and has since been viewed 219 times.

Photo Comment

This aircraft served with No. 268 Squadron before being turned over to No. 1686 Bomber (Defence) Training Flight in 1943. The Tomahawk I was equivalent to a USAAF P-40 but with four wing guns instead of two. Found unsuitable by the RAF for combat and relegated to training. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

This photo was added on 11 October 2024, and has since been viewed 219 times.

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