Which Model P-40?
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Snautzer01
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But why? Not doubting you ofcourse (because i am not stupid) , but fot future reverenge. Thanks in advange
Because of the two small round openings at the top right corner of the plate. The D and E variants had there one control light only. The F got there the second one that was the landing gear warning light.
the E varinat ...
the F version ...
the pic source: the net.
the E varinat ...
the F version ...
the pic source: the net.
Snautzer01
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Tadaaa!!.. there it is. Thank you Wurger.
SaparotRob
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I use "amazing" a lot but it is amazing.
My pleasure. THX guys.
BTW ... just reminded myself ... the upper control light was the coolant warning one.
SaparotRob
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Okay, now you're just spiking the ball!
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Thank you Wurger! That is EXACTLY what had me stumped. I was just guessing an E model because I could only find B,C, E and N panel variants on the internet. The E clearly looked most like mine, but the E I could see had only one hole in the upper right corner and not two. I didn't see any F panels. Any idea when, where and by whom the P-40F was used? If it means anything, this piece is from England.
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The P-40F and L were supplied to the Commonwealth AF under the designation Kittyhawk Mk II, a total of 330 Mk IIs were supplied to the RAF under Lend-Lease. The first 230 aircraft are sometimes known as the Kittyhawk Mk IIA. The variants of the P-40 were delivered to the Great Britain in 1942 and 1943.
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Gracias amigo!
MiTasol
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Wurger is correct, naturally, and if you can find a part number punched into the metal I can possibly provide the factory drawing of the panel.
SaparotRob
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I like the word "reverenge". Def: A reference or fact, used for later revenge posting.
MiTasol
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most likely google translate screwed up the translation of reference.
SaparotRob
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I'm going with Fat Finger Syndrome and I made up that definition.
Snautzer01
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Snautzer01
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. Sorry, but it is definitely P-40E. The layout of the instrument cutouts is completely consistent with the P-40E panel and completely inconsistent with the P-40F panel. The landing gear warning light was also installed on the P-40E (on a fraction - perhaps a small one - of the airplanes released), at least there are photos of it in the Kinzey's and Drendel's books on P-40s.
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Geoffrey Sinclair
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The data I have says 150 P-40F (FL219 to FL368), 56 P-40L-5 and 44 P-40L-10 (FS400 to FS499) = 250 mark II for the RAF of which only FL219/41-13752 and FL220/41-13755 went to Britain, the rest to the Middle East apart from the 21 P-40F lost at sea. The P-40F were delivered in the US April to July 1942, exported May to July, the P-40L were delivered January to March 1943, exported February to May. The USAAF and RAF operated the Merlin P-40 while the French received some ex RAF and USAAF aircraft for training,
FL219 and 220 are probably the 2 P-40 Kittyhawk reported arriving in Britain in June 1942. FL219 Struck off Charge 26 July 1946, FL220 category E 20 May 1944.
There is no overlap between P-40E and F production but 6 months of parallel P-40E-1 and F production. The E-1/Kittyhawk IA had both USAAF and RAF serials 420 a/c 41-24776/25195, 1080 a/c 41-35874/36953 or 900 a/c ET100/ET999, 600 a/c EV100/EV699.
What are the serial numbers of the P-40E (or E-1?) reported with the two lights in the top right corner of the instrument panel?
FL219 and 220 are probably the 2 P-40 Kittyhawk reported arriving in Britain in June 1942. FL219 Struck off Charge 26 July 1946, FL220 category E 20 May 1944.
The P-40E-1 was the export version of the P-40E, the P-40K-1 the export version of the P-40K. There were no long fuselage P-40E or E-1. P-40E-1 production began in December 1941, P-40E production ended and P-40F production began in January 1942, P-40K-1 began in May 1942, P-40E-1 production ended in June. The first longer fuselage were P-40F-5, 41-14300 accepted on 26 August 1942 and P-40K-10, 42-9930 accepted 27 September 1942.
There is no overlap between P-40E and F production but 6 months of parallel P-40E-1 and F production. The E-1/Kittyhawk IA had both USAAF and RAF serials 420 a/c 41-24776/25195, 1080 a/c 41-35874/36953 or 900 a/c ET100/ET999, 600 a/c EV100/EV699.
What are the serial numbers of the P-40E (or E-1?) reported with the two lights in the top right corner of the instrument panel?
