Curtiss P-40E-1-CU (Model 87A-4), Warhawk Mk.IA, AK940 (1058), constr.no. 15411, N940AK. It was purchased directly from the Curtis Aeroplane Division of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation of Buffalo ...

The prototype for the P-40 series was first flown on October 1938, and while it showed promise it was far from the best aircraft upon its arrival.