Jason LefkowitzI love the look of the P-40 so much. It's a classic. And now you can own a flightworthy one for just (checks notes) $2.95 million
The P-40 was one of the Allies' workhorse fighter aircraft in the first half of World War II. It served pretty much everywhere, across both Europe and the Pacific.
It isn't as well remembered as the more glamorous and powerful fighters that came later, but for years it held the line.
In Steven Spielberg's legendary bomb 1941 (1979), set in the days of panic after the attack on Pearl Harbor, John Belushi's character "Wild Bill" Kelso flies a P-40.
John Williams - Wild Bill Kelso - 1941
In real life, when the attack on Pearl Harbor began, Army Air Forces pilots George Welch and Kenneth Taylor realized something had gone wrong when their all-night poker game was interrupted by explosions. After a phone call to their airfield to tell them to warm up two P-40s, they jumped into Taylor's Buick and raced for the field. When they got there, the planes were fueled but not fully armed.
They took off anyway.
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/pilots-fought-back-pearl-harbor/
Dane 🌎🖖✌️☮️⚛️☸️🕉️@jalefkowit Such a beautiful aircraft! Those shots of it flying over the Grand Canyon are majestic!
Will Deakin@jalefkowit is there a bulk or frequent flier discount available?
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