Delivery of a Sample Curtiss P-40 One Motor Pursuit Plane to Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, June 1940
THF626648 / Delivery of a Sample Curtiss P-40 One Motor Pursuit Plane to Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, June 1940 / front
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Artifact Overview
Introduced in 1938, the Curtiss P-40 saw widespread use by Allied forces in World War II. The single-seat, single-engine fighter performed best at lower altitudes, and it was well suited to attacks on ground targets. Americans called it the Warhawk, while British and Soviet forces designated it Tomahawk. Curtiss-Wright produced more than 13,700 units at its Buffalo, New York, factory through 1944.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
10 June 1940
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.73841.G
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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