History:
Aircraft was flown in the Aleution Islands during 1942 after being delivered to the U.S. Army in January of 1942. Aircraft was in landing accident in September of 1942 and parted out as salvage. Aircraft was placed in a dump in Cold Bay Alaska.
Aircraft recovered some forty years later and restored by Don Brooks of Atlanta, GA and his Liberty Foundation. Carlene and I purchased it in January of 2013.
| Registration Number | Date of Manufacture |
| N2416X | 1941 |
| Aircraft Role | Nickname |
| Fighter | Tomahawk |
| Aircraft Type: | Wingspan: |
| Curtiss P-40 “Warhawk” | 37 feet 4 inches |
| Overall length: | Empty weight: |
| 33 feet 4 inches | 6000 pounds |
| Gross weight: | Fuel capacity: |
| 11,400 pounds | 135 GAL |
| Oil capacity | Engine type: |
| 8 GAL | Allison V-1710-73 piston engine |
| Propeller type: | Max Speed |
| Hamilton Standard | 378 mph |
| Rate of Climb | Cruise Speed |
| Good | 200 KTS |
| Service Ceiling | Number of Crew |
| 38,000 feet | Single pilot |
| Armament | Bomb Load |
| Six 12.7 mm wing mounted machine guns | Max 1500 lbs bomb load |
| Number Built | Number Surviving |
| 15000 |
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