Photographer:
Dane Penland
ID #:
2005-15692
Source:
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Copyright/Owner:
Smithsonian Institution
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (Kittyhawk IA)
Whether known as the Warhawk, Tomahawk, or Kittyhawk, the Curtiss P-40 proved to be a successful, versatile fighter during the first half of World War II. The shark-mouthed Tomahawks that Gen. Claire Chennault's "Flying Tigers" flew in China against the Japanese remain among the most popular airplanes of the war.
