Airfix AX05130A

Curtiss P-40B Warhawk canopy frame paint mask (inside and outside) (designed to be used with Airfix kits)

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Curtiss P-40B Warhawk cockpit set (designed to be used with Airfix kits)

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Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk canopy frame paint mask (designed to be used with Airfix kits) designed for the interior and exterior surfaces of the canopy [Mk.II Warhawk]

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Curtiss P-40B Warhawk gun barrels (designed to be used with Airfix kits)

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Curtiss P-40B Warhawk (designed to be used with Airfix kits)

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Curtiss P-40. Derived from the earlier Curtiss 75 Hawk the P-40 Warhawk was an attempt to update the original design for more modern warfare. Unfortunately the aircraft that first emerged was seriously underpowered, undergunned and suffering from stability problems. Although not an auspicious start for a fighter design the Curtiss engineers and those of Allison, the engine builders, finally resulted in an aircraft that was worthy of the appellation fighter. While the P-40 would never really gain the fame of other aircraft destined to play their roles in the forthcoming global conflict it would carve out a niches for itself in the deserts of Arabia, the icy Arctic and across the Pacific. Thus in the hands of experienced pilots determined to wring the best out of tools to hand the P-40 was more than able to match the best that the enemy could throw at it. The first claim to fame for the P-40 was with the American Volunteer Group better known as the Flying Tigers created to support the Chinese Government in repulsing the Japanese invaders. Sporting shark mouths on the nose panels these early aircraft, sometimes working in desperate conditions, repulsed the invaders with great skill and held them at bay until America joined the war. With the air forces of other countries the P-40 made its mark. In the desert with the RAF and RAAF, across the Pacific with the RAAF and the RNZAF and in the frozen north with the RCAF the Curtiss roamed the skies. The P-40 saw service in other air forces with Brazil, Turkey and Russia operating the type with some success. . Written by Kev Darling this latest Warpaint covers all versions of this unique naval aircraft and is illustrated in colour by Richard J.Caruana. Unique 1:72nd scale plans are also included as well as a list of operators plus production details. [P-40B P-40C P-40E P-40M P-40N]

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Re-printed!! Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk (Warhawk) Pt 2 (6) RAF AK578 Tomahawk Mk.IIB GA-V P/Off Neville Duke 112 Sqn Egypt 1942 with shark mouth; AH940 Tomahawk Mk.IIA XV-U 2 Sqn RAF Sawbridge 1941; AH822 PB-F 1683(Bomber Defence Training) Flight RAF Bruntingthorpe 1944; USAAC P-40C 9754P 54 Pursuit Sqn 1942; Turkish Air Force P-40B White 6 1942; R.Egyptian Air Force Tomahawk Mk.IIb 1942 For the new tool Airfix Kit

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