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Mark Nankivil
 Post subject: Help with P-40 ID
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Greetings All -

I am starting to scan a batch of negatives and prints that a friend has loaned me. Few of the prints have info with them and I could use some help with this one.

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P-40E AK979, N5672N the picture probably was taken between 1950-56 ,now in the San Diego air and space museum
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40regis ... ak979.html
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Thanks Matt!! Mark
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That was the first P-40 I ever saw at a airshow in Milwaukee.
It was painted camo with shark's mouth and a yellow spinner.
35+ years ago (ouch!) :shock: :?

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Wonderful shot of AK979... 'tis a view I don't recall having seen before.

Thanks for continuing to share your stuff with us...


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Is that an Aeroproducts prop? Wonder how it affected performance...

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Hi Guys -

Found another photo of this aircraft in the box....

Enjoy the Day! Mark

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ams007
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Hey all.
Any idea on what colors this plane was?
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Matt Gunsch wrote:
P-40E AK979, N5672N the picture probably was taken between 1950-56 ,now in the San Diego air and space museum
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40regis ... ak979.html


WAS! Now apart of the Pacific Aviation Museum. Also, this was one of the two airframes used in Tora Tora Tora.

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Is the canopy side-hinged or something else? I can't imagine it would slide back any more with that ADF football in the way.

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Tiger Tim wrote:
Is the canopy side-hinged or something else?

looks to be side hinged in the photos.
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dweller
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Never seen an Allison with a four bladed prop...
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ams007
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I'd really like to make a model of it. Anyone have an idea of the main color and the cheatline?
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sledge39
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... saw it at Hawthorne, CA in 195x ...
... red overall...white trim ...
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Badman
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dweller wrote:
Never seen an Allison with a four bladed prop...


The Allison powered P-82s had 4-blader props on them! Plus, didn't the P-40Q have a 4-blader?
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