Two Americans for Britain - Flight Advert 1941

[JDK]

Interesting contemporary take on the correct names and designations.

"The new Curtiss Hawk P-40D and the"Kittyhawk", its counterpart for Britain, are advanced versions of the now famous and formidable Curtiss P-40 pursuit of the United States Army Air Corps, and the Curtiss Tomahawk of the Royal Air Force."



Neat advertising theme too - the Eagle's Talons & The Lion's Claws

However the '...noteworthy service in the "Battle of Britain".' is presumably the general rather than specific defence of Britain.



You'll be please to note this is: "No. 4 OF A SERIES. Enlarged copies of above illustration suitable for framing are available on request at the address below." Presumably in fine Mud-o-chrome.

I'm also curious if any of our American members can explain "...the republics of the three Americas..." which is a new group to me. We didn't do US history at school.

And I think there's a bit of exaggeration in the text:

CYCLONE-POWERED “Flying Fortresses”
STRENGTHEN HEMISPHERE DEFENSE
Their range extending even to the most remote U. S.
bases, the famous Wright Cyclone-powered Boeing
"Flying Fortresses" spread their protecting wings
over an entire hemisphere. Supreme in performance
at rare altitudes, the Flying Fortresses are widely used
by the Army to carry huge loads for great distances
at high speeds. They have become familiar sights
to the republics of the three Americas from their
many good-will flights the length and breadth of the
Western Hemisphere.
WRIGHT AERONAUTICAL CORPORATION
A Division of Curtiss-Wrigbt Corporation, Paterson, New Jersey
WRIGHT AIRCRAFT ENGINES

One month, one day after the advertisements...

[Chris Brame]

I'm also curious if any of our American members can explain "...the republics of the three Americas..."

North America (USA, Canada, Mexico)
Central America (El Salvador, Nicaragua, et al)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Peru, et al)

Note a difference between the two fighters - did the Kittyhawk have a fixed tailwheel, or was the guy who composed the ad a little careless?

[bdk]

I'm also curious if any of our American members can explain "...the republics of the three Americas..." which is a new group to me.

North, Central & South America perhaps? Unless they mean Union, Confederate and "Left Coasters..." I didn't pay much attention in school. Drawing too many airplane pictures I guess. Maybe it shows?

[JDK]

I'm also curious if any of our American members can explain "...the republics of the three Americas..."

North America (USA, Canada, Mexico)
Central America (El Salvador, Nicaragua, et al)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Peru, et al)

Well, you sound more convincing than bdk. Was that a term in common use then?

Did B-17s really travel south (or indeed into Canada?) in 1941?

Note a difference between the two fighters - did the Kittyhawk have a fixed tailwheel, or was the guy who composed the ad a little careless?

No, and then yes, or maybe the tailwheel was jammed or temporarily fixed down. I read them as two photographs, not artworks. They don't look like ground-running shots with gear 'chopped off' to me. Anyone?

Cheers,