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Re: Answers to P-40 question below

Posted by Mike Henniger on Thu May 30, 2002 09:20:20 AM

In reply top Answers to P-40 question below posted by Buz on Thu May 30, 2002 08:43:10 AM

Hi Buz,

I am not doubting your analysis below, but I am curious as to what you mean by 42-104818 being "alive and well". Is it a flyer or a static display? And where?

Again, just curious.

Regards,

Mike


: Guys
:
: I have place this answer to the P-40 questions on its own
: so that everybody can see rather than hid it the lot below
: .
:
: Firstly the P-40 in question cannot be 42-104818, as this
: is alive and well and not in the US. This aircraft shown
: is also a late model N not an N-1CU as 42-104818 is.
:
: At best guess is that this aircraft is one (of 5 ex RAAF)c
: overed from PNG. Of these airframes, A29-448 is alive an
: d well and flying in NZ, as I stated above A20-405/42-1048
: 18 is also alive and is being being held outside the US.
: A29-556 is the base airframe of the RAF museums static res
: toration. So this leaves two other ex RAAF airframes rec
: overed of the 5. So this aircraft is either A29-528 or A
: 29-1210. Both of these airframes were late model P-40N's
: so that is not help. After checking other in it is tho
: ught that A29-528/42-105710 is with David Tallichet, which
: leaves the only RAAF possiblity as A29-1210 which was a P
: -40N-40CU. If A29-1210 this aircraft actually crashed in
: to the Jungles of PNG and was recovered as a mangled (but
: nopt ruined) airframe.
:
: Hope it this answers a couple of the questions asked below
: , and possibly identify the three airframes that were in T
: xas in the 1990's (ie A29-405/42-104818, A29-556, and A29-
: 1210)
:
: I have references for the above material if you require bu
: t will not general post them. If you require them please
: contact me via e-mail
:
: Buz

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