They flew the P-40B Warhawk, marked with Chinese ... the Curtiss P-40 could stand up to the best that Japan had to offer. The Flying Tigers in China were credited with 296 aerial victories ...

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk ★ An all-metal, 300 mph fighter, the P-40 was the frontline U.S. fighter when the war began. It was made famous by Claire Chennault’s Flying Tigers, who, among other ...

The P-40 Warhawk, developed from the Curtiss P-36 ... They also were flown in China early in 1942 by the famed Flying Tigers and in North Africa in 1943 by the first Army Air Corps all-black ...

as part of a historic Flying Tiger reunion sponsored by the Commemorative Air Force, which works to preserve historic warbirds. The plane used by the Tigers – the P-40 Warhawk – was “built ...

A restored P-40 Curtiss Warhawk fighter plane is hoisted by crane to the second floor for permanent display at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans last week.

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans will get a flavor of one of the most heralded episodes of World War II when a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, restored in the shark-nosed markings of the famed Flying Tigers ...

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans will get a flavor of one of the most heralded episodes of World War II when a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, restored in the shark-nosed markings of the famed Flying Tigers ...

as part of a historic Flying Tiger reunion sponsored by the Commemorative Air Force, which works to preserve historic warbirds. The plane used by the Tigers – the P-40 Warhawk – was “built ...

Some Flying Tigers fought as pilots ... The plane used by the Tigers – the P-40 Warhawk – was “built like a truck,” Alyn said. Rugged construction allowed the P-40s to withstand steep ...