The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is a single-engine, single-seat, all-metal fighter-bomber from America that made its first flight in 1938.
The design of the P-40 was based on modifications of the earlier Curtiss P-36 Hawk, which shortened development time and allowed for a swift transition into production and operational use.
During World War II, the Warhawk was utilised by the majority of Allied nations and continued to serve on the front lines until the war’s conclusion.
It ranked as the third most-produced American fighter during World War II, following the North American P-51 Mustang and the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt; by November 1944, when P-40 production ended, a total of 13,738 units had been manufactured, all at the main production facilities of Curtiss-Wright Corporation located in Buffalo, New York.
