P00590.009 Accession Number: P00590.009

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Photograph 013329 Second World War, 1939-1945

CURTISS P40 KITTYHAWK FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FROM AN RAAF SQUADRON THAT PLAYED A BIG PART IN REPELLING THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON MILNE BAY. GROUND CREW SIT ON THE WING TIPS TO GUIDE THE PILOT WHO COULD NOT SEE

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Photograph 150615 Second World War, 1939-1945

Two United States Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk fighter aircraft in loose formation during the Second World War.

MEC2104

Photograph MEC2104 Second World War, 1939-1945

Malta. c. July 1943. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft No. 3 Squadron RAAF taxiing on the runway before taking off on another sortie over Sicily.

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Photograph MEC2085 Second World War, 1939-1945

Malta. c. July 1943. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF taxiing off the runway prior to take off on another operation.

MEC2086

Photograph MEC2086 Second World War, 1939-1945

Malta. c. July 1943. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF taxiing off the runway prior to take off on another operation.

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Photograph MEC2051 Second World War, 1939-1945

Malta. c. July 1943. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF gathering speed on a runway before taking off on an operational flight over Sicily.