P40 Warhawk 7Sqdn
by Pat Speirs
Title
P40 Warhawk 7Sqdn
Artist
Pat Speirs
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art Print
Description
Originally destined for the Chinese Air Force this aircraft was diverted to the US 5th Air Force in the Pacific and assigned to the 7th Fighter Squadron.
Some 20 yrs later she was found abandoned in an old airfield in Papua New Guinea, recovered from there, along with many other assorted WW2 wrecks, the P40 was exported to New Zealand. After going through several hands in Australia she was eventually restored to flying condition in 2002. Now held by a French group the P40 has appeared at various air shows since 2008.
Immaculately finished in the colours of the 7th Fighter Squadron of the WW2 period the P40 is a magnificent reminder of the iconic P40 series. The 7th Fighter Squadron is still in service with F22 Raptors - just a wee bit different!
The image shows a group of 7th Squadron P40s on patrol in the Pacific area.
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October 5th, 2012
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Gary Eason
Great colour scheme. This gives a terrific sense of 'being there' with them.
Pat Speirs replied:
Thanks Gary, quite a history behind this P40 - amazing what they can rebuild from ( dreadful sentence, sorry!)