Type: Fighter
Crew: 1, Pilot
Armament: six.50 cal machine guns
Specifications:
Length: 31' 9" (9.68 m)
Height: 12' 4" (3.76 m)
Wingspan: 37' 4" (11.38 m)
Gross Weight: 9100 lbs
Propulsion:
No. of Engines: 1 Powerplant: Allison V-1710 Horsepower: 1150 each
Performance:
Range: 850 miles (1368 km)
Cruise Speed: 235 mph (378 km/h)
Max Speed: 362 mph (582 km/h)
Ceiling: 30000 ft (9143.6 m)
P-40s lined up at Toretta field
Ad, Life magazine,
May 1, 1944.
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P-40 escorting a 461st Liberator
