Why was this man "really" upset? ...

[Mark Allen M]

.. because?


P-40E Warhawk/40-358 flown by W. Christy Bryan, force-landed at Little Valley, NY on June 6th, 1941.

[EW439]

-Its Meatloaf night and he is definitely going to be late for diner.

[aerojock]

Because he has to repair the fence.

[Warbirdnutta]

Great picture for a caption?

She'll be right, new prop go over the engine, the rest of her will probably be fine, tough old P40.

Is there a story behind the picture, how, what, when and why?

[Mark Allen M]

Yes there is, but I’ll see if anyone picks it up first.

[Steve Nelson]

He got mud all over those nice shiny shoes.

SN

[Mark Allen M]

I can tell ya there’s a first in this photo.

[quemerford]

I'm thinking he ran out of fuel or got lost and ran out of fuel.

[Jim MacDonald]

One of the first warbirds? There isn't any military serial number on the plane, his clothes and watch look post war. Looks like he peed his pants as well, that would be enough to make any grown man upset.

Mac

[quemerford]

Not a warbird; lack of an obvious s/n was common in the inter-war period. I think this photo must date from circa 1940/41?

[Hooligan2]

Exhausts look a bit different, can't see anything similar - don't think it's an early attempt Merlin version though.

Also... that house in the background looks a bit European.

Warm?

[Jesse C.]

Because now he has to talk to Flo from Progressive

[Mark Allen M]

Date was 6th Jun 1941.

[quemerford]

40-358 at Little Valley, NY sounds about right then?



I was right about the fuel too!

[Michel Lemieux]

Nice one Mark!

B or C fuse with an E nose?

As the article mentioned, a prototype of some sort?