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Curtiss P-40C Warhawk, G-CIIO

One of 2 P-40Cs acquired from the former Soviet Union in the 1990's by The Fighter Collection, this aircraft (41-13357) was in much worse shape than the other (41-13390). 41-13357 was accepted by the USAAC on 6th April 1941, where it went on to serve at Patterson Field, Ohio. After recording around 100 hours there, it was shipped to Puerto Rico. While stationed there it is believed to have been used for coastal and anti-submarine patrols. Having amassed 603 hours, it was returned to the Curtiss Factory in Buffalo, New York, where it was overhauled for the Lend-Lease programme with the Soviet Union. The P-40C was shipped to the USSR in December 1941. Her history past this point is relatively unknown. During restoration it was decided to finish the aircraft in the scheme of a P-40 based at Chanute Field, Kansas. The aircraft wears the scheme of 39-159, a P-40C that was stripped of it’s olive drab camouflage paint and used as a personal ‘hack’ for base commanders. The restoration culminated on the 5th August 2011 with the aircraft (then registered N80FR) having it’s first post restoration flight in the hands of Steve Hinton. It was then shipped from Chino to Duxford during May/June 2014, in time for Flying Legends 2014 where it made it’s UK debut. Video and Audio content is Copyright © 2017 S Keeler This video and audio material may not be reproduced in any form (except as the videos Youtube embedded video option on any other website), without written permission.