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- Delivery of a Sample Curtiss P-40 One Motor Pursuit Plane to Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, June 1940 - 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.
- June 10, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Delivery of a Sample Curtiss P-40 One Motor Pursuit Plane to Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, June 1940
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.
- Delivery of a Sample Curtiss P-40 One Motor Pursuit Plane to Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, June 1940 - 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.
- June 10, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Delivery of a Sample Curtiss P-40 One Motor Pursuit Plane to Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, June 1940
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.
- Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Airplane Division. Trade Catalog, "Curtiss Commando Cargo Airplanes," April 1943 - Curtiss-Wright Corporation began design work on its twin-engine CW-20 Commando in 1937. The airplane's fuselage was pressurized, allowing it to fly at higher altitudes up to 22,000 feet. The cargo version, advertised in this brochure, had a payload of 15,000 pounds. During World War II, the Commando was adapted into a military variant designated C-46.
- April 01, 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Airplane Division. Trade Catalog, "Curtiss Commando Cargo Airplanes," April 1943
Curtiss-Wright Corporation began design work on its twin-engine CW-20 Commando in 1937. The airplane's fuselage was pressurized, allowing it to fly at higher altitudes up to 22,000 feet. The cargo version, advertised in this brochure, had a payload of 15,000 pounds. During World War II, the Commando was adapted into a military variant designated C-46.
- 1941 Curtiss P-40C "Tomahawk" - 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.
- 1982
- Collections - Artifact
1941 Curtiss P-40C "Tomahawk"
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.