Recent content by Col. Sir Harry Flashman

I know all about the Weight to H.P. ratio problem & that the U.S.A.A.C. Brass Hats just kept piling on the weight w/o properly upgrading the engines in the P-40's to compensate for it. The U.S. Navy Brass Hats did the same thing to the Brewster Buffalo F2's as well, so badly in fact, that the...

Two myths about the P-40 were that it was slow and not maneuverable. Compared to later American and German aircraft with 400+ mph top speeds, a mere 345 mph at 15,000 feet (the top speed of the P-40C) doesn't seem that impressive. But remember, in 1940-41 the Warhawk's top speed essentially...

Because everyone or it seems so, is disparaging the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, here's something to read & mull over before doing so again. This article proves beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the P-40 was a performance contemporary of the Spitfire I, 109E, Hurricane I, etc. THE CURTISS P-40 WARHAWK...