#OTD in 1938 the Curtiss P-40 made its first flight! What's the connection to the #TuskegeeAirmen? 📸 Kevin Hong, Sector K Media, LLC | CAF Red Tail Squadron

6.4K views · 669 reactions | Curtiss P-40E Warhawk The P-40 was the United States' best fighter available in large numbers when World War II began. P-40s engaged Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor and in the Philippines in December 1941. They also served with the famed Flying Tigers in China in 1942, and in North Africa in 1943 with the 99th Fighter Squadron, the first African American U.S. fighter unit. #avgeek #afmuseum | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Facebook

Curtiss Evolution - from Hawk 75 through P-40C and F to P-40N (Kittyhawk IV). While not as lauded as her Republic and North American cousins, the P-40 was a vital weapon in every theatre of the war. #ww2 #wwii #curtiss #P40 #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft