The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Port side view of a United States Army Air Force, Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk, probably stationed at an Australian aerodrome. A white American star, and the name 'Jeanne' are visible. The Kittyhawk entered mainstream service in the RAAF in March 1942, and was employed as both a fighter and a ground attack aircraft. The Kittyhawk featured heavier armament than the earlier Tomahawk, in the form of six .50 calibre machine guns and the ability to carry bombs. In the south-west Pacific eight RAAF squadrons were equipped with Kittyhawks, and the type proved critical in the desperate attempts to defend Darwin, Milne Bay and Port Moresby in 1942.
A P40 Warhawk (known as Kittyhawk in the RAF and RAAF), number 41. The Kittyhawk entered mainstream service in the RAAF in March 1942, and was employed as both a fighter and a ground attack aircraft.
A P40 Warhawk (known as a Kittyhawk in the RAF and RAAF) with two soldiers standing guard. The Kittyhawk entered mainstream service in the RAAF in March 1942, and was employed as both a fighter and a
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 19
DARWIN, N.T. 1942. ARMAMENT PERSONNEL OF NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF LOADING BELTS OF .5 INCH AMMUNITION INTO M2 BROWNING MACHINE GUNS OF A CURTISS P-40E KITTYHAWK FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WITH WHICH THE SQUADRON WA
Italy. c. 1944. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk of the Desert Harassers No. 450 Squadron RAAF, takes off on an operation in Italy equipped with long range petrol tanks and bombload.
Italy. c. May 1944. Informal portrait of Flight Lieutenant Jack Gleeson of Adelaide, SA, and of No. 3 Squadron RAAF in front of a Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft. Before joining this squadron he served
