Curtiss P-40, Part 1 | The Most Underrated Fighter of WW2? скачать в хорошем качестве

Curtiss P-40, Part 1 | The Most Underrated Fighter of WW2?

Play War Thunder for FREE on PC, PS®5 and Xbox Series X|S: https://playwt.link/RexsHangar Follow the link to download the game to get a premium tank, aircraft AND ship, along with a seven day account boost just for downloading. Today we begin to explore the long history of the Curtiss P-40, an underrated aircraft that is often unfairly treated by aviation historians. The P-40 certainly had its issues, but it played a vital role in WW2, providing much needed fighting power for Commonwealth forces in Africa and the Middle East, as well as Burma and China. Want to join the community? Visit our Discord -   / discord   Want to support the channel? I have a Patreon here -   / rexshangar   Sources: Molesworth.C (2011), P-40 Warhawk vs Bf109 - https://geni.us/ufrR Molesworth.C (2013), Curtiss P-40 Snub-nosed Kittyhawks and Warhawks - https://geni.us/pFPgtk Molesworth.C (2013), Curtiss P-40 Long-nosed Tomahawks - https://geni.us/in6K0 Bowers.P.M (1979), Curtiss Aircraft 1907 - 1947 - https://geni.us/Mz5qA3 McDowell.E.R (1984), Curtiss P-40 In Action - https://geni.us/e8OPvyq Ehrman.V (1998), Curtiss P-40. 0:00 Intro 2:11 The Curtiss Hawks 4:30 The XP-37 7:16 Design Origins of the P-40 10:07 The XP-40 13:53 The First P-40s 15:57 The P-40B & Export Model 17:46 The Tomahawk Mk I 19:43 Tomahawks Mk IIA & Mk IIB 21:17 War Thunder Promo 23:25 The P-40 in Africa 26:58 P-40 vs Bf109 29:33 The "Shark Mouth" P-40 33:14 P-40s In The US Army Air Corps 35:45 Pearl Harbor & The Philippines 39:04 "The Flying Tigers" 41:47 Reflections on the "early" P-40s