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Western Desert, North Africa. 4 January 1942. In flight, the American Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk fighter aircraft, the improved version of the Tomahawk which made an impressive debut on the first day of 1942. Flown by pilots of the RAAF in the Jedabya area, they destroyed five enemy aircraft, with two other 'probables', and damaged half a dozen more. One Kittyhawk pilot has not yet returned to his base.
Western Desert, Egypt. Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk fighter aircraft lined up on the edge of a desert airfield with their engines roaring. Faster and more powerfully built than their predecessor, the Tomahaw
New Guinea. August 1942. Among this group of pilots now operating against the Japanese in New Guinea are men who flew with the Desert Harrassers No. 3 Squadron RAAF in the Middle East. Their reputatio
Darwin, NT. C. 1942-06-19. Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of the USAAF 49th Fighter Group. The aircraft closest to the camera, number 51, L Ace, was flown by Lieutenant James Bruce Morehead wh
Papua, New Guinea. 1942-08. American Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft flying in formation over New Guinea.
Kairouan, Tunisia. c. April 1943. Pilots of Desert Harassers No. 450 Squadron RAAF, talk over details of the operation beside their Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft before taking the air.
Kairouan, Tunisia. c. April 1943. Fitters at work on a Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk fighter bomber aircraft of the Desert Harassers No. 450 Squadron RAAF base during the Tunisian campaign.
