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Today we begin to explore the long history of the Curtiss P40, an underrated aircraft that is often unfairly treated by aviation historians. The P40 certainly had its issues, but it played a vital role in WW2, providing much needed fighting power for Commonwealth forces in Africa and the Middle East, as well as Burma and China.

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0:00 Intro
2:11 The Curtiss Hawks
4:30 The XP37
7:16 Design Origins of the P40
10:07 The XP40
13:53 The First P40s
15:57 The P40B & Export Model
17:46 The Tomahawk Mk I
19:43 Tomahawks Mk IIA & Mk IIB
21:17 War Thunder Promo
23:25 The P40 in Africa
26:58 P40 vs Bf109
29:33 The "Shark Mouth" P40
33:14 P40s In The US Army Air Corps
35:45 Pearl Harbor & The Philippines
39:04 "The Flying Tigers"
41:47 Reflections on the "early" P40s