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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk photo gallery
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 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk 18FG44FS White 102 Guadalcanal, April 1943 00

Profile 00: P-40F USAAF serial number 41-13825, 44th Fighter Squadron (18th Fighter Group), Guadalcanal, April 1943. This plane bore the white stripes for this theatre of operations. Aircraft named Miss Alma.

 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk 18FG44FS White 49 Pilot A.B. Westbrook Guadalcanal, April 1943

Profile 00: P-40F Warhawk operated by 44th Fighter Squadron (18th Fighter Group) Guadalcanal, April 1943, flown by Major A. B. Westbrook.

 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk 18FG44FS Pilot Jack Bade Munda, New Georgia Isl. Sep 1943 00

Profile 00: P-40F (serial unknown) White 111 of 1Lt Jack A Bade, 44th FS/18th FG, Munda, September 1943. Bade joined the 44th FS in Hawaii in 1942 and deployed with it to Guadalcanal in late January 1943. The squadron had its first battle with the Japanese a week later, and Bade scored his first confirmed victory on 4 February. He achieved his fifth, and final, victory on 30 June 1943, but continued to fly with the squadron until September, when he returned to the US. Bades White 111, which was one of the last P-40Fs in the squadron, carried the name Reckless Prostitute and 14 Japanese kills flags on the right side of its fuselage.
Osprey - P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific (Aircraft of the Aces 55)

 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk 18FG44FS Pilot Jack Bade Munda, New Georgia Isl. Sep 1943 01

Photo 01: 1Lt Jack Bades well worn P-40F White 111 was named Destitute Prostitute on the port side and Reckless Prostitute on the starboard side (Jack Cook)

 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk 18FG44FS Pilot Jack Bade background Munda, New Georgia Isl. Sep 1943 03

Photo 01: By the summer of 1943 the tail surfaces of Warhawks in the Solomon Islands were painted solid white to further distinguish them from inline-engined Ki-61 Tonys of the JAAF. Shown here at Fighter Two airstrip on Guadalcanal, White 116 was the regular aircraft of 44th FS ace 1 Lt Henry E Matson (five victories) and White 111 was flown by ace 1Lt Jack Bade (Frank Crain via Jack Cook)

 Pilots 18FG44FS Pilot Jack Bade Munda, New Georgia Isl. Sep 1943 01

Photo 01: 1 Lt Jack A Bade scored five victories and one probable in the 44th FS on Guadalcanal between 4 February and 30 June 1943. After the war he became a test pilot for Republic Aviation and was killed in the crash of an F-105 in 1963 (Grant Smith via Jack Cook)

 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk 18FG44FS Pilot Henry Matson Munda, New Georgia Isl. Sep 1943 01

Photo 01-02: By the summer of 1943 the tail surfaces of Warhawks in the Solomon Islands were painted solid white to further distinguish them from inline-engined Ki-61 Tonys of the JAAF. Shown here at Fighter Two airstrip on Guadalcanal, White 116 was the regular aircraft of 44th FS ace 1 Lt Henry E Matson (five victories) and White 111 was flown by ace 1Lt Jack Bade (Frank Crain via Jack Cook)

 Pilots 18FG44FS Pilot Henry Matson 01

Photo 01: 1 Lt Henry E Matson was one of the many graduates of Flying Class 42-G who became aces in the 44th FS, scoring five confirmed victories and one probable. His best day in combat was 2 June 1943, when he brought down two Zekes of the 251st AG, including one flown by ace PO Masuaki Endo, who rammed Matson head-on. The American parachuted safely - Endo did not (Henry Matson via Jack Cook)

 Curtiss P-40K Warhawk 18FG78FS White 10 Pilot Gordon Hyde Hawaii 1942-43 00

Profile 01: P-40K white 10 of the 78th Fighter Squadron (16th/18th/81st Fighter Groups - the squadron was affected to both groups), Hawaii, 1942-3, flown by Capt. Gordon Hyde. Camouflage: Dark olive drab, sand and neutral grey.

Curtiss P-40K Warhawk 7FC Sun Setters 01

Im not sure if this photo is the same aircraft certainly looks very close.

 Curtiss P-40K Warhawk 18FG78FS White 205 1943 00

Profile 00: P-40K White 205 USAAF serial number 42-469140, 78th Fighter Squadron (18th Fighter Group), 1943. Aircraft named 'Shelby IV'

 Curtiss P-40M Warhawk 18FG44FS White 125 Pilot Joseph Lesicka Munda, New Georgia Isl. Aug 1943 00

Profile 01: P-40M (serial unknown) White 125 of Capt Joseph J Lesicka, 44th FS/18th FG, Munda, August 1943. Lesicka had already scored three victories in four months with the 44th FS when he took off on a mission over the invasion beach at Munda, on New Georgia Island. His patrol met a large formation of Japanese bombers and fighters, and in a hectic 20-minute engagement he shot down five enemy aircraft. Lesicka was the second 44th FS pilot to become an ace in a day, as 1 Lt Elmer Wheadon had accomplished the feat on 1 July 1943. Lesickas aircraft was named after burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee, this being a reference to the fact that the P-40M was stripped of weight in an attempt to improve performance. It also had a diving eagle design painted on its white wheel centres.

 Curtiss P-40M Warhawk 18FG44FS White 125 Pilot Joseph Lesicka Munda, New Georgia Isl. Aug 1943 01

Photo 01: 1Lt Joseph J Lesicka of the 44th FS scored five victories in a single mission on 15 July 1943 flying his P-40M White 125 Gypsy Rose Lee. The top-scoring Warhawk ace of the squadron with nine confirmed victories at the end of his first tour, Lesicka returned to the 44th FS as CO in 1944, and later moved to 18th FG headquarters (Frank Crain via Jack Cook)

 Curtiss P-40M Warhawk 18FG44FS Pilot Frank Gaunt Guadalcanal Jul 1943 00

Profile 00: P-40M (serial unknown) White 126 of Capt Frank L Gaunt, 44th FS/18th FG, Guadalcanal, July 1943. As the 44th FS used up its P-40Fs during the summer of 1943, they were replaced by Allison-powered P-40Ms such as this one assigned to Frank Gaunt, a former pre-med student. Gaunt had no opportunities for aerial combat during his first six months on Guadalcanal, but he scored seven victories in The 'TWERP'! during the summer of 1943. He completed his score with a victory in a P-38 on 11 January 1944, before returning to the US. Gaunt flew a second combat tour on P-51 s in the Mediterranean theatre, but did not add to his score.

 Curtiss P-40M Warhawk 18FG44FS Pilot Frank Gaunt Guadalcanal Jul 1943 01

Capt Frank Gaunt peels off in his P-40M White 126 The Twerp as fellow ace Lt Cy Gladen prepares to follow in Lt Frank Crains White 134. This shot shows the 44th FS markings system in the summer of 1943 to good effect. Later, white bars were added to the national insignias for increased visibility (Jack Cook)

Pilots 44FG18FS Pilot Frank Gaunt Guadalcanal Jul 1943 01

A smiling Capt Frank L Gaunt of the 44th FS poses in the cockpit of his P-40M after scoring three victories on 15 July 1943. Gaunt recorded his seventh, and last, P-40 kill a month later, and completed his scoring with a P-38 victory on 11 November 1943. He flew a second tour in P-51s with the 325th FG in Italy, then became a physician after the war (Jack Cook)

 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk 18FG44FS White 129 01

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Curtiss P-40M Warhawk 18FG44FS White 129 Princess Pat II at Munda Field New Georgia 14th Aug 1943 NA663

Photo description: A P-40M Warhawk ('129') comes in to land at Munda Field, New Georgia Island in the Solomon Islands on the 14th of August 1943 shortly after the American invasion succeeded. Official caption on image: "A-79813A.C." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Curtiss P-40E at Munda Field, New Georgia, 14 August 1943.' Printed caption on reverse: 'A 79813 A.C. - War Theatre #23 (Solomon Islands) AIRPLANES. A Curtiss P-40 lands at Munda Field, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands after it was captured by the American forces. 14 August 1943.(U.S. Air Force Number A79812AC)

Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204986234 Local ID: 342-FH-3A43840-A79812AC also with IWM FRE10378

Curtiss P-40M Warhawk 18FG44FS White 129 Princess Pat II being refueled Munda New Georgia 14th Aug 1943 NA661

Photo description: Curtiss P-40M Warhawk 18FG44FS White 129 and 125 being refueled Munda New Georgia Aug 1943 NA661 (U.S. Air Force Number 79812AC) History: [none entered] Category: Maintenance Subcategory: Refueling Subjects: SOLOMON ISLANDS, MAINTENANCE,REFUELING War Theater Number: 23 War Theater: West Pacific US Air Force Reference Number: 79812AC Place: Solomon Islands Photo Series: WWII P-40Fs and Ms of the 44th FS first to land at munda Point after it's capture.

Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204986231 Local ID: 342-FH-3A43839-79812AC

Aircrew USAAF 18FG44FS first group of pilots to land on Munda New Georgia 14th Aug 1943 NA317

Photo description: A group of pilots from the first Curtiss P-4-Os to land on Munda, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, pose in front of one of the planes. They are, left to right: Lt. K. M. Nzus Lt. R. M. Magown; Lt. R. B. Walker; Capt. T. B. Jennings; Lt. F. C. Crain; Capt. F. L. Gaunt, flight commander, and Lt. J. P. Cox. 14 August 1943. (U.S. Air Force Number 80202AC)

Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204985669 Local ID: 342-FH-3A43623-80202AC

Aircrew USAAF 18FG44FS first group of pilots to land on Munda New Georgia 14th Aug 1943 NA317

Photo description: A group of pilots from the first Curtiss P-4-Os to land on Munda, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, pose in front of one of the planes. They are, left to right: Lt. K. M. Nzus Lt. R. M. Magown; Lt. R. B. Walker; Capt. T. B. Jennings; Lt. F. C. Crain; Capt. F. L. Gaunt, flight commander, and Lt. J. P. Cox. 14 August 1943. (U.S. Air Force Number 80202AC)

Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204985669 Local ID: 342-FH-3A43623-80202AC

American USAAF pilot 18FG44FS Capt Frank Gaunt Commander of the 44th Fighter Squadron Guadalcanal Jul 1943 NA315

Photo description: Capt. F.L. Gaunt Of North Platte Nebraska, Flight Commander Of The 44Th Fighter Squadron, Is Shown In His Curtiss P-40 On Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands, 14 August 1943. Capt. F.L. Gaunt of North Platte, Nebraska, flight commander of the 44th Fighter Squadron, shown in his Curtiss P-40 on Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands. 14 August 1943. (U.S. Air Force Number A79818AC)

Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204985666 Local ID: 342-FH-3A43622-A79818AC

American USAAF pilot 18FG44FS 1Lt Kasper Nzus at Munda New Georgia 14th Aug 1943 NA313

Photo description: Lt. K.M. Nzus, Of Erskine, Minn., Fighter Pilot With The 44Th Fighter Squadron, Is Shown As He Prepares To Get Into His Curtiss P-40 For A Mission To Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands. 14 August 1943. (U.S. Air Force Number 79818AC)

Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204985663 Local ID: 342-FH-3A43621-79818AC

American USAAF pilot 18FG44FS Capt Harry Walters scored 3 kills in P-40F 111 which he is standing by NA

Photo description: Harry Walters was attached to the 44th FS and scored 3 kills in P-40F #111 which he is standing by he was KIA on Oct 23rd, 1943. His nephew was shot down in Laos and his remains were ID'ed 30 years later and now lie beside Harry's marker at the cemetary in Niles, MI.

Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204995407 Local ID: 342-FH-3A47184-50462AC

USAAF 42-46140 Curtiss P-40K Warhawk 18FG78FS White 205 taxies out on Oahu Hawaii 1945 NA846a

Photo description: P-40K of the 78th Fighter Squadron "Bushmasters" taxies out on Oahu, probably Bellows or Haleiwa Field During World War II the unit was recognized and stationed in the Pacific theater where the unit flew P-39s, P-40s, and P-51s. With a combat record from the war of 200 enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged, versus the loss of only six aircraft assigned to the unit. The 78th received the Distinguished Unit Citation for actions at the Musashino Plant, Tokyo, Japan, on 7 April 1945.(U.S. Air Force Number 60303AC)

Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204988618 Local ID: 342-FH-3A44676-60303AC

18th Fighter Group

Organized as 18th Pursuit Group in Hawaii in Jan 1927. Redesignated 18th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) in 1939, and 18th Fighter Group in 1942. Before World War II the group engaged in routine flying and gunnery training and participated in joint Army-Navy maneuvers, using DH-4, PW-9, P-12, P-26, P-36, and other aircraft. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941, the group, which had recently converted to P-40's, sustained severe losses. The two planes that its pilots were able to get into the air during the attack were quickly shot down. The group, assigned to Seventh AF in Feb 1942, had to be re-equipped before it could resume training and begin patrol missions.

Moved to the South Pacific in Mar 1943. Assigned to Thirteenth AF. Began operations from Guadalcanal. Flew protective patrols over US bases in the Solomons; later, escorted bombers to the Bismarcks, supported ground forces on Bougainville, and attacked enemy airfields and installations in the northern Solomons and New Britain. Used P-38, P-39, P-61, and P-70 aircraft. Moved to New Guinea in Aug 1944. Equipped with P-38's. Escorted bombers to targets in the southern Philippines and Borneo, and attacked enemy airfields and installations in the Netherlands Indies. Received a DUC for actions at Ormoc Bay: on 10 Nov 1944 the group withstood intense flak and vigorous opposition from enemy interceptors to attack a Japanese convoy that was attempting to bring in additional troops for use against American forces that had landed on Leyte; on the following day a few of the group's planes returned to the same area, engaged a large force of enemy fighters, and destroyed a number of them. Moved to the Philippines in Jan 1945. Supported ground forces on Luzon and Borneo, attacked shipping in the central Philippines, covered landings on Palawan, attacked airfields and railways on Formosa, and escorted bombers to such widely-scattered targets as Borneo, French Indochina, and Formosa.

Remained in the Philippines as part of Far East Air Forces after the war. Flew patrols and trained with F-80's. Lost all personnel in Mar 1947 but was remanned in Sep 1947. Equipped first with F-47's, later with F-51's, and still later (1949) with F-80's. Redesignated 18th Fighter-Bomber Group in Jan 1950.

Moved to Korea in Jul 1950 and entered combat, using F-51's. Supported UN ground forces and attacked enemy installations and supply lines. Maj Louis Sebille was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his action on 5 Aug 1950: although his plane was badly damaged by flak while attacking a concentration of enemy trucks, Maj Sebille continued his strafing passes until he crashed into an armored vehicle. The group converted to F-86's early in 1953 and remained in Korea for some time after the war. Moved to Okinawa in Nov 1954.

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Squadrons. 6th: 1927-1943. 12th: 1943-. 19th: 1927-1943. 36th: 1931-1932. 44th: 1941-1942, 1943-. 55th: 1931. 67th: 1945-. 68th: 1945-. 70th: 1943-1945. 73d: 1929-1931, 1941-1942. 74th: 1929-1932. 78th: 1940-1943. 333d: 1942-1943. 419th: 1943-1944.

Stations. Wheeler Field, TH, Jan 1927; Espiritu Santo, 11 Mar 1943; Guadalcanal, 17 Apr 1943; Sansapor, New Guinea, 23 Aug 1944; Lingayen, Luzon, c. 13 Jan 1945; San Jose, Mindoro, c. 1 Mar 1945; Zamboanga, Mindanao, 4 May 1945; Palawan, 10 Nov 1945; Floridablanca, Luzon, Mar 1946; Clark Field, Luzon, 16 Sep 1947; Taegu, Korea, 28 Jul 1950; Ashiya, Japan, 8 Aug 1950; Tongnae, Korea, 8 Sep 1950; Pyongyang, Korea, c. 21 Nov 1950; Suwon, Korea, 1 Dec 1950; Chinhae, Korea, 9 Dec 1950; Hoengsong, Korea, 26 Dec 1952; Osan-Ni, Korea, 11 Jan 1953; Kadena AB, Okinawa, 1 Nov 1954-.

Commanders. Unkn, 1927-1940; Maj Kenneth M Walker, 22 Mar 1940; Maj William R Morgan, 1941; Lt Col Aaron W Tyer, Dec 1941; Lt Col W H Councill, 10 Dec 1943; Col Milton B Adams, 8 Jul 1944; Col Harry L Donicht, 24 May 1945; Lt Col Bill Harris, 1 Aug 1945; Lt Col Wilbur Grumbles, 18 Oct 1945-unkn; Col Victor R Haugen, 1946; Col Homer A Boushey, 7 Aug 1946-Mar 1947; Maj Kenneth M Taylor, 16 Sep 1947; Lt Col Joseph Kruzel, 1 Oct 1947; Col Marion Malcolm, 3 Sep Lt Col Henry H Norman Jr, 24 Jul 1949; Col Ira L Wintermute, 16 Jun 1950; Lt Col Homer M Cox, 20 Feb 1951; Col William P McBride, May 1951; Col Ralph H Saltsman Jr, 5 Jun 1951; Col Seymour M Levenson, 30 Nov 1951; Col Sheldon S Brinson, 17 May 1952; Lt Col Albert Freund Jr, 25 Nov 1952; Col Maurice L Martin, 24 Jan 1953; Lt Col Edward L Rathbun, 17 Dec 1953; Col John H Buckner, 1 Feb 1954; Lt Col Edward L Rathbun, 24 May 1954; Lt Col Clifford P Patton, 17 Aug 1954; Col Nathan Adams, 7 Sep 1954; Col John B Murphy, 1 Nov 1954; Lt Col Clifford P Patton, 10 Nov 1954; Col Paul E Hoeper, 1 Jan 1955; Lt Col Joseph E Andres, 22 Jul 1955; Col Leo C Moon, 21 Nov 1955-.

Campaigns. World War II: Central Pacific; China Defensive; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines. Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; 1st UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1953.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Philippine Islands, 1-11 Nov 1944; Korea, 3 Nov 1950-24 Jan 1951; Korea, 22 Apr-8 Jul 1951. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations: 24 Jul 1950-31 Jan 1951; 1 Feb 1951-31 Mar 1953.

Insigne Shield: Or, a fighting cock with wings displayed sable wattled and combed gules. Crest: On a wreath or and sable two wings conjoined and displayed tenne (orange). Motto: Unguibus Et Rostro - With Talons and Beak. (Approved 21 Feb 1931.)

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  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
  • Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
  • Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/

    Web References: +

  • Wikipedia.org - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109
  • Wikipedia.org - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109_variants#cite_ref-100
  • Wikipedia.org - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109_operational_history
  • Flickr.com - https://www.flickr.com/photos/farinihouseoflove/2209839419/in/photostream
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