The last model produced in quantity was the P-40N, the lightest P-40 built in quantity, and much faster than previous models. Curtiss built a single P-40Q. It was the fastest P-40 to fly (679 kph/422 ...

This is the story of the Curtiss P-60, a Warhawk's airframe given a liberal dose of upgrades and modifications to try and extend its service life indefinitely.

On October 14, 1938, the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, an American single-engine fighter-bomber took its first soar in the skies as a rugged, adaptable aircraft.After significant modifications that ...

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Curtiss built more than 14,000 P-40s of various models from 1939 to about 1944, but high-performance aircraft such as the Mustang, Republic's P-47 Thunderbolt and the Vought ...

Use the controls at the bottom of the frame to navigate, zoom in and out, or view full-screen. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was the best U.S. fighter available in large numbers when World War II began ...

Introducing the P-40 Warhawk. Over 13,000 P-40s were built—all in Buffalo, New York, at the Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s main production facility.

Known by many names, including Hawk, Kittyhawk, Tomahawk and Warhawk, by the end of the Second World War, some thirty-one variants of the P-40 were developed, and the aircraft saw service in every ...