On October 14, 1938, the Curtiss P-40 made its first flight. Known as the Warhawk, Tomahawk, and Kittyhawk, this iconic ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The P-40 Warhawk, developed from the Curtiss P-36 Hawk, was America's foremost fighter in service when World War II began. P-40s ...
History comes alive in the skies. Witness an intense re-enactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor, complete with roaring warbirds, pyrotechnics, and the unmistakable agility of the P-40 in a thrilling ...
The Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York, is a warehouse-sized facility filled with artifacts from the Curtiss Airplane and Motor Corporation, the brainchild of Hammondsport's favorite ...
U.S. Army Air Force 1st Lt. Robert Parker, 23, a P-40N Warhawk pilot assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, was shot down over New Guinea on Nov. 15, 1943. (Defense POW/MIA ...
In the time between World War I and World War II, fighter planes underwent rapid changes. During the first World War, the Sopwith F.1 Camel was known as one of the best combat planes around. It had a ...