Sale! P-40 Warhawk Chinese AF Ace 1945 HA5501 1:72

Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series New Mould! P-40 Warhawk Wang Kuang Fu 7th FS 3rd FG Chinese Air Force Laohokow China Jan 1945 HA5501 Scale 1:72 Aircraft: P-40 Thunderbolt / Country: Chinese Air Force Year: 1945 1:72 Scale Item: HA5501 The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk first flew in 1938 as a modification of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk. Warhawk was the official U.S. designation while the name Tomahawk was used by the British Commonwealth and Soviet forces for the P-40B and C and Kittyhawk for P-40Ds and later variants. The P-40 was first used by British squadrons in North Africa and the Middle East in 1941. The P-40 lacked a two-speed supercharger making them inferior to German aircraft but was an adequate fighter in low altitude combat zones. Almost 12,000 P-40s were produced. Wang Kuang Fu learned to fly at the Claire Chennault CAF flying school and earned his wings in 1939. It was June 24, 1944 while flying with the C.A.C.W.'s 3rd Fighter Group's 7th Fighter Squadron when he scored his first victory and went to scored 5.5 more victories making Captain Wang an Ace. His P-40N aircraft White 663 was adorned with Chinese characters that roughly spelled “Great Grandfather Command” referring to a Chow Dynasty hero. This aircraft was damaged in 1944 and repaired but damaged beyond repair in January 1945.