P-40 Warhawk - In The Movies

A brief overview of the P-40 Warhawk as seen in the movies
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Airstrike 2018
Red Tails 2012
Transformers 2009
Valkyrie 2008
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 2004
Hart’s War 2002
Pearl Harbor 2001
1941 - 1979
Midway 1976
Death Race 1973
Tora Tora Tora 1970
Tobruk 1967
Flying Tigers 1942
I Wanted Wings 1941
Family Guy
Video Games:
Grand Theft Auto
War Thunder
Microsoft Flight
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[@BeachcomberNZ]

My great uncle flew P40's in North Africa, but disappeared while on a mission, never to be seen again. He was awared the DFM (Distinguished Flying Medal) posthumously, for actions carried out before he disappeared. Ironically, he was from the same squadron (260) as that P40 that was found almost intact in the Egyptian desert back in 2012, and vanished only two days before that aircraft and pilot did. I wonder if, one day, my great uncle's P40 will also be found in a similar manner.

[@destroyerarmor2846]

RIP grandpa 🙏

[@SnepBlepVR]

There was a German Ace in Africa who shot down an absolute ton of P40s, Spitfires, and various bombers. He would then follow the planes down to maro where they landed if he saw the crash as survivable he would then fly to the nearest allied base and lead them to rescue their comerades. He also personally rescued at least 20 pilots in his first tour in africa he downed over 35 aircraft, and saved 27 pilots.

[@cartersmith8560]

god rest his soul

[@johnlemon9021]

​@@SnepBlepVRMarsielle?

[@madmanmechanic8847]

The plane was stripped out in the desert I dont think it was retrieved I was so bummed

[@ColonelFrontline1152]

Interesting Fact: *There's was a prototype variant of the P-40 Warhawk called the XP-40Q, which was Curtis companie's attend to compete with North America's P-51 Mustang and Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, as well as try and keep their P-40 Warhawks in production.*

[@TheWeirdLad]

So a british version?

[@colinbarron4]

Some versions of the P-40 had a Merlin engine. The P40F for example.

[@guaporeturns9472]

That fact isn’t especially fun. Factual?….yes , fun?…. not so much.

[@NightlyWatch]

Being an lover of the P40, in war-thunder and such, I would've loved this

[@justarandomtechpriest1578]

@@TheWeirdLad no

[@bodasactra]

The lack of two stage supercharging for high altitude performance really hurt this plane and the Bell P-39 Airacobra. They were very capable at low altitudes and ground support/attack. Later versions began to catch up to the P-51 and P-47 performance but, late in the war adding additional fighter types to mass production would only complicate the manufacturing and supply chain for needs already covered. Its definitely one of the most intimidating and iconic air frames ever made. Well done JJ.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks for that. I always appreciate extra info. I'll have to do a video on the P39.

[@samburkes7552]

J.J. Esq, most exactly!!

[@williamromine5715]

I don't know why this plane is given so little coverage by war historians. You would think that the most produced U.S. plane, that was used all over the world would have a bigger coverage. Thanks for giving it more accurate coverage. It and especially its pilots, and ground crew, need to be remembered just as much as the Mustang.

[@dasmeltorp4705]

Same for the British Hurricane, did 90% of all the airkills during battle of britain but the Spitfire got all the fave because it was new and good for propaganda.

[@kenneth9874]

There were more P47's and p51's produced than p40's

[@drewdederer8965]

I always think of the P-40 as being the American Hurricane (modern engine with old-style airframe). It's basically a P-36 Hawk, with a (much) bigger engine. It's what kept it inexpensive (important, when the P-38 and P-47 were quite complicated and pricy) And EVERYONE flew them.

[@johnballentine6638]

But didn't the hurricane come after the p40? So wouldn't the hurricane be the british p40?

[@markr5132]

I have thought the same thing. Thats why I gets pissed off the historians which seem to 90% British don't have a bad word for the Hurricane but imply the P-40 was not a competitive airplane and complain about its not effective at high altitude-when the F-ing plane was not ever designed for high altitude fighting! Greg Airplane U-tube channel has a video detailing how most of the P-40's towards the end of the war were tuned with much high boost/horse power than the so called historians ever give them credit of having-up to 1790HP and possibly more depending on who was wrenching on it. It sounds like the Common Wealth Countries discovered they could really crank up the boost past the approved spec's and regular did.

[@ieatoutoften872]

​​@@johnballentine6638 This is an easy fact check. The first operational Hawker Hurricane rolled off the assembly line in 1937, a few months after first being test flown in 1936. The first operational Curtiss P-40 rolled off the assembly line in 1939, after first being test flown in 1938. Moreover, the Hurricane got upgrades faster because it was frequently engaged in battle starting 11 May 1940; whereas, the P-40 (or rather its first export variant the Tomahawk) was held in reserve until the British Commonwealth country (the Union of South Africa) started using it in north Africa in October 1940. In October 1940, the German Bf 109E-7 had a drop tank, and high altitude capability (at least 30000 feet). By comparison, in November 1941, the first P-40 with a drop tank (the P-40E) arrived in the Philippines. The P-40E max altitude was only 18000 feet. 10 hours after the Pearl Harbour surprise in December 1941, the P-40E could not even get to the altitude of the A6M2B Zeroes that were diving down on them and sweeping them from the sky.

[@samburkes7552]

Yes, the Curries P36A (Lindberg had one) had that Wright Double Cyclone radial, the P40 had the Allison V-1710, V12 engine, bit better performer, more streamlined.

[@Astrocat-od5cy]

The P-40 is one of my favorite US planes in WWII. Although inadequate by mid war standards and overshadowed by the P-51 (Not unlike the British Hurricane), the P-40 played an important role in the early war, flying with many countries throughout the war and, when it was deemed ineffective as an air superiority fighter, remained in service as a ground attack aircraft thanks to its robust design. Although it has a reputation for being mediocre, over 200 of its pilots became aces and at least 20 of them double aces. It had a production run of nearly 14000 airframes and many variants and improvements were made over the course of the war.

[@williampaz2092]

The P-40, like the US Navy’s F4F Wildcat, held the line till better fighters came along. If used correctly, and in pairs, each could outfight the Japanese Zeros.

[@revalation64]

Powerful P-40 Warhawk. What a beautiful aircraft. Thanks johnny

[@chris.3711]

So Curtiss-Wright, the company that produced the plane. Well, Glenn Curtiss, is actually a relative of mine. Both my great grandfather and my grandfather worked in that very factory, building these exact planes as well. It was an exceptional plane. I actually have a book my grandfather got when he left the company that they gave to all their leaving employees that is nothing but pictures during wartime production. Just a warehouse filled with P-40's, amongst many others.

[@shannonmonroe5873]

That's really fantastic! Maybe someday you could share some of those pictures...😮

[@johnh1001]

After the Pearl Harbor raid , General Doolittle commented that the P40 was worth about $40,000 dollars . As per the video the cost was about $53,000 dollars . How much was the real cost of a P40 ? How much would it have cost to get a P40 all the way out to Australia ?

[@ImpendingJoker]

Something else that you forgot to add about the P-40, is that while it couldn't turn inside the Zero or the Me-109, no Allied fighter, including the Spitfire or Mustang could turn inside of it at low level. The thing was a beast when flown in it's optimal flight envelope.

[@kakitakenzo5013]

A small mistake that the Bf-109 was more agile. When the Germans of JG.27 flying Bf-109E first encountered P-40 Tomahawks in North Africa, they got into dogfights with them and soon realized it was a bad idea, the P-40 had better maneuverability (basically the only big advantage over the Bf- 109) and gave orders not to engage P-40's in dogfights. Things soon got even worse for the Commonwealth when the Germans introduced a newer version of the Bf-109F into service which had even better acceleration and climb rate. The introduction of the P-40 Kittyhawk Mk.1a did not change the situation much, because although more heavily armed and more powerful, the Kittyhawk was heavier and even less agile than the Tomahawk. Only well-coordinated team tactics allowed the Allies to have a fair fight in some circumstances.

[@MattKuykendall]

Plus the fact that it could outdive almost everything out there and pull out at speeds that would tear the wings off of other planes.

[@Grossman2868]

Actually, at 9:50 the narrator mentions that the P 40 used high speed turns against a Zero, to which I can hear every veteran on WWII in the Pacific skies laughing! You NEVER tried to outturn a Zero. The P40 used high speed dives, shot and dived below their targets then using the momentum of the dive, climbed back up to their original height.

[@philipe7937]

My favorite fighter of ww2, as a kid I bought several models of the P40

[@edwardpate6128]

Japanese ace Saburo Sakai stated that he felt a well flown P-40 was among the most formidable adversaries he faced.

[@KobradiaSpringfield]

Came here for Wild Bill Kelso, was not disappointed! Also, there really needs to be a modern movie about The Flying Tigers. I read the book "When Tigers Ruled The Sky" by Bill Yenne, it's very good!

[@samburkes7552]

..Would like to get and read that book! Read, "God Is ,My Copilot" back in 1964. Great read!

[@FriedAudio]

"Sky Captain" was an awesomely fun movie. Truly underrated.

[@tedparkinson2033]

The P-40 remains, to this day, one of my favourite fighter planes of all time and the film Tora Tora Tora is to blame. Can't help but love it!

[@miketaylorID1]

Belushi in 1941 getting yanked off the wing when his chute fills up. Never laughed so hard!

[@carlorrman8769]

Great job Johnny. I. had no idea that the highest scoring ace in the P 40 was an Aussie. Well done mate.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks Carl. Gotta hand it to our Aussie allies!

[@carlorrman8769]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Hey thankyou mate. Your show is the best.

[@bongodrumzz]

Great piece of work Johnny, and you included 1941, one of my favourite funny movies :)

[@HollywoodMarine0351]

Colonel "Madman" Maddox : Let me hear your guns! Captain Wild Bill Kelso : My what? Colonel "Madman" Maddox : Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack! Captain Wild Bill Kelso : [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHHHHHH!

[@imadrifter]

1941 Great Movie, with a p-40, M3 Lee tank and 40mm Bofors being the stars, also depicting the Japanese sub attack on a California Coastal Oil Refinery, though not very accurate historically

[@HollywoodMarine0351]

Captain Wild Bill Kelso : Kid, you gotta get that sub. Wally Stephens : What sub? Captain Wild Bill Kelso : The Jap sub. Wally Stephens : Where? Captain Wild Bill Kelso : The ocean, lame-o.

[@jerryjeromehawkins1712]

Well... who will forget when the Germans attacked Pearl Harbor??! 😅

[@gyrene_asea4133]

IJN submarine sailor looking up: "Horrywud! Horrywud!" . Sorry, I'll show myself out.

[@guaporeturns9472]

P-40 was actually quite maneuverable .. had a terrific roll rate and could turn better than almost every other American fighter. Was a great plane.

[@BigHorseFilm]

It's one of my favourites. I don't exactly why it wasn't seen worthy to update the P40 like many other aircraft. Most of it's early war performance deficiencies could have been helped by a duel-stage supercharger, better armament etc. I don't think it would be any less worthy of updates than the BF109, Spitfire or Mustang. I'm sure there is some good reason. The fact that this was a simple, but reliable and tough aircraft for the early war period makes it really interesting and cool to me. The underdog, liked by the US, British Commonwealth and Soviets alike.

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@BigHorseFilm I actually contributed more to the war effort than many give credit. It fought hard through the entire war, getting phased out for faster , higher , longer ranges types , but it was still a great plane.

[@richardstephens5570]

@@BigHorseFilm They did try to upgrade the P40. Three prototypes were built with an enhanced engine with two stage supercharger, new style-radiator, and changes to the body. But it was still outperformed by the P51 Mustang, so they stopped production in Nov. 1944.

[@obiwankenobi5769]

One of the most underrated planes of ww2, thanks for putting my favorite plane of all time in the spotlight

[@christophersnyder1532]

Keeping us up, that's what Johnny does best, I surmise you might have planned to make a video of the SH-3 Sea King in movies? Take care, and all the best.

[@BigboiiTone]

Kinda like a plane does

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

I like this idea! A future video for certain.

[@andrewbranch4075]

I have flown her on simulation and if that is a true representation then she is far from obsolete. She's like a Hurricane. Tough, excellent armament and very capable. The Merlin engine version is pleasantly suprising. Lots of dead German and Japanese people would say she's an awesome airplane 👍✌️☮️😁❤️

[@samburkes7552]

..Yessirree!!..A free fighting machine for sure!

[@leecrt967]

Well done. You picked great clips to reinforce your points, like the P-40 and Zero aileron rolling in "Tora Tora Tora", etc. And including those hokey erzatz P-40s from John Wayne's "Flying Tigers" added a humorous note. You can't take this stuff too seriously.

[@StarsAndSnipes344]

That shark mouth made this my favorite warplane growing up, love it

[@battlejitney2197]

Love this classic plane. And for reasons known only to me, 1941 is my favorite P-40 film. 😉

[@samburkes7552]

..Belushi out for himself as a P40 pilot in that one..Specially the treetop level close-quarters "dogfight", where he fired almost point-blank on a Twin Beechcraft D18!! Friggin' hilarious!!

[@private535]

Lol was trying to find something to watch late and thankfully you delivered right on time

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

I got you!

[@panthercreek60]

Thanks for info! I wasn't aware the ME110 used the shark head design first which is a marvelous tidbit of knowledge. The P-40 was a very effective aerial gun platform when it could be deployed in optimal conditions, but like every weapon it has its strengths & it's limitations. Brave & resourceful pilots made up the difference. The Army Air Corps P-400 & P-39 also made great, though brief, contributions to the Guadalcanal Campaign. I do not know if they ever saw service beyond that or in any other theatre.

[@MattKuykendall]

My father was a P-40 pilot. Flight Leader M. W. Kuykendall, DFC, 1st Squadron, AVG.

[@badweetabix]

When I was a child, there was a Chinese restaurant (Golden Palace or Bowl - my memory is kind of foggy) in my hometown owned by a kindly old Chinese man and his family. On the walls along the waiting area of his restaurant were dozens of pictures of the Flying Tigers and their base. As I grew older, I found out the owner cooked for the Flying Tigers and all those pictures were his. Sadly, he retired and closed down the place after his only son was killed in Vietnam. Little known historical fact that among the 8.7 million American soldiers in that war, about 35,000 of them were Asian Americans.

[@gyrene_asea4133]

Respect. For the old Gentleman, and for the story. As for his son, add regret to the respect.

[@Xkxltxc]

Sky Captain is one of my favorite childhood movies, cool to find out what kind of plane it was

[@frenchroast1355]

My all time favorite war bird. It pervaded my dreams as a kid and I still get the urge to spend hundreds of dollars on models.

[@ianashby1449]

One of my favourite ww2 aircraft built several modals of the p40 in avg flying tigers markings

[@Caleb-McD]

Always a big fan with historical and movie episodes.

[@garrisonnichols807]

I've always called the P40 Warhawk the most underrated fighter during the war. It held it's own against the most overrated fighter plane the Mitsubishi Zero. The flying tigers had no problem killing Zeros before American intervention and their knowledge helped train Allied pilots later on. The P40 was the backbone for the Allies during the early war years and served extremely well.

[@natesjko]

The Flying Tigers did not fight Zeroes, instead fighting the Oscars.

[@richardstephens5570]

The Zero was used by the Japanese Navy. The Flying Tigers fought against Japanese Army planes, "Nates" and "Oscars", they also shot down a lot of Japanese bombers.

[@nimay13]

Oh snap, trying to diss the Zero but you got your facts all wrong.

[@bobplissken5767]

A6Ms eat P-40s for breakfast

[@EthanJaye]

​@@bobplissken5767 Im sorry but the P-40 was very competitive with the Zero when flown correctly. PS Corsairs stomps Zeroes.

[@HollywoodMarine0351]

"My name is Wild Bill Kelso, and don't you forget it." -Captain "Wild Bill" Kelso, U.S Army Air Force

[@antartis73]

Great video Johnny 2:13 not sure if you know of the XP-40Q-2 which although a prototype did away with the complicated canopy and had a bubble canopy instead? The Q-1’s first flight reportedly occurred on 13 June 1943 from the Curtiss plant in Buffalo, New York. It is not clear if the aircraft suffered another accident, or if Curtiss was unhappy with its configuration and decided to modify it further. In November 1943, the Q-1 had been modified and redesignated XP-40Q-2. The aircraft’s rear fuselage was cut down and a bubble canopy installed. Engine coolant radiators were positioned in the wings just outboard of the main gear. The oil cooler and engine air intake were relocated to the classic P-40 chin position, but the scoop was shallower and more elegant. The Q-2 retained the olive drab paint.

[@MrLolx2u]

The P-40 managed to stay in circulation and production longer than it should have been was because it was actually better than what the reports the RAF had sent back stated to be. When the RAF tested the plane, it was underperforming in all its regards pre-war and thus, they hated it and went on with the Hurricane till they adopted the Spitfire. However when they reached Africa when Rommel came in with the Afrika Corp, suddenly the Hurricanes and Spitfire faced issues, especially the Spitfire. Early Spitfire Mk I has a huge carburettor issue and anti-sand and dust issue that often clog up the engine and filter of the plane making them way underpowered or at worse, seize up and potentially crash. Also, as the German BF-109 and the FW-190 got uparmoured into the F variant for the BF-109 and the A5 variant for the FW-190, the Hurricanes and Spitfire's .303 machine guns, despite being plenty, was not cutting it. That's when the P-40 came in and save the day, again. The P-40 could perform better at the lower altitudes that the African desert plains foresaw and with it being able to take way more dust abuse than the other two British planes, soon many pilots wanted the P-40 more than the other 2 planes in that particular combat area. Also, the P-40 was somehow able to take way more abuse than the Spitfire and comparable to the Hurricane in taking bullet punishments and again, one thing the pilots liked about the P-40 more than the other two was it's heavy armament at that point of time with it's .50cal vs .303. When the campaign in Africa started, majority of the planes flown by the Commonwealth was the Hurricane Mk I or II which come with 8x .303 for the former and 12x .303 for the latter. There was also the Mk IIB which has 4x 20mm Hispano-Suiza cannons but that variant was rare. The Spitfire was also mostly Mk IIa which has 6x .303 machine guns and also the Mk IIb which takes off 2 MGs for a pair of 20mm cannons however, the cannon only holds limited rounds. Then this also saw quite a usage of the Mk V variant which comes purely with 20mm cannons but again, cannons wern't particularly good and often faces jamming issues. However, the P-40 was more reliable in that regards and due to it being able to carry about 2,500 rounds total, it could take the punishment to the Luftwaffe AND also Rommel's troops by doing constant ground strafing runs and then fight for it's life again. That's the versatility that the RAF needs for a strapped warzone and that's why more and more pilots in that region prefer the P-40 despite being called inferior early on but as it turns out, it isn't at all and in some ways or in fact, more than one, better than what the British could put out at that time.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

True....

[@robmclaughjr]

JJ never failed me. Amazing content

[@Kraftfahrzeug2]

Can you do AC-130?

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Absolutely on my list

[@thekhoifish0146]

Yesssss

[@josipbroztito6763]

Ooooh spooky

[@bourbonslurpee]

During WW2 the Australian soldiers also called them the Tomorrowhawks since they were always being told the Tomahawks will be coming to give air cover tomorrow but rarely did.

[@richardvernon317]

Early Model P-40A to P-40C (Curtiss 81 Models) were called the Tomahawk by the Commonwealth Air Forces. The P-40D and later (Curtiss 87 models) were the Kittyhawk.

[@tomswift9542]

In “Pearl Harbor” take a close look at the “Zero” in echelon as the two P40s are chased between the stacks. It is either a T6 or an SNJ. They were frequent standins in movies like Tora Tora Tora and as far back as “God is My Copilot”. It is also noteworthy that the Japanese Val and Kate from Tora, Tora, Tora were actually a heavily modified Vultee BT13 and modified T6 respectively.

[@Kruppt808]

That Tora Tora Tora scene where it accidentally crashes is crazy....

[@imadrifter]

Best looking plane of any World War Fight me!

[@gyrene_asea4133]

It did really look like a Fighter Plane should, didn't it? By 1943 it really wasn't though. That it was a workhorse jack-of-all-trades is enough of a tribute.

[@cavebrain69]

I didn't know this plane existed lol, great video 👍

[@oddballsok]

duh..

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

The last Warhawk I encountered had 4 ER PPC's.

[@mbryson2899]

My Warhawk was usually kitted out with two ER PPCs, two Large Pulse Lasers, and (IIRC) a Flamer. We made many Spheroids cry.

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

There is a theory that George Welch broke the speed of sound in a shallow dive in the F86 saber prototype before Chuck Yager did it in the X1

[@tempestfury8324]

Claims had been made by pilots in Spitfires and P-47s. The main difference is that the X-1 broke the sound barrier in level flight.

[@tmorganriley]

@@tempestfury8324 much the same way that technically the first supersonic airliner was a DC-8 in its 1961 test flights... but the Tu-144 gets all the glory because it was actually designed to and could do it sustained and level....

[@jesusdeputy931]

Yess! Aircraft video, its always fun when i get to learn more about aircraft its too interesting to pass off

[@Manu-rb6eo]

Tora Tora Tora one of the most impressive film of all time.

[@garretvaughn7936]

Pearl Harbor, Valkyrie, 1941, all these movies feature our two P-40s (E model & N model) from the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa ID, we are proud to say!

[@UXB1000]

Thanks again for a brief yet informative video Johnny. That Tora Tora Tora trivia bit at 4:55 in particular was quite a surprise. And seeing those Family Guy Avro Lancasters with US roundels and desert camouflage felt so... off. Anyway, I'd thought I'd share some trivia that may or may not have been stated by people here: -The last P-40 ace in the Mediterranean theatre was Captain James E. Fenex Jr. of the 316th Fighter Squadron, 324th Fighter Group. He shot down two German aircrafts on 29 March 1944 which, combined with his 3 previous kills, officially made him an ace. -The last air-to-air kills credited to P-40 pilots in the Mediterranean theatre occurred on 13 May 1944 when 2nd Lt. James Dealy, 1st Lts. William R. King and Ken Scheiwe each shot down a German fighter. -The last P-40 mission in the Mediterranean theatre was carried out on 18 July 1944. -The last air-to-air kill credited to a P-40 pilot in the Pacific theatre and possibly World War 2 was made by Lt. Wei Shian-kow of the 26th Fighter Squadron, Chinese American Composite Wing (CACW) on 8 February 1945 when he shot down a Mitsubishi Ki-57. -The last unit to operate the P-40 during World War 2 was the 27th Fighter Squadron, 5th Fighter Group of the CACW when they eventually traded their P-40s for P-51 Mustangs in June 1945. -Richard Bong may have been US' top ace with 40 kills, but the pilot with the most confirmed kills was Major Thomas A. Reynolds Jr of the 7th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Fighter Group of the CACW, with 42 kills. However, Maj. Reynolds was not an *official* ace, as he only had *4 confirmed air-to-air kills,* while *the other 38 kills were aircrafts destroyed on the ground.* Sources: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 35 - P-40 Warhawk Aces of the CBI & Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 43 - P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO Once again, a well-executed video Johnny.

[@gyrene_asea4133]

Thanks for that. I wasn't even aware of that Composite Wing operating. My Father-in-Law was a young officer in the Chinese Army trying to keep the IJN from succeeding in their 1944 operations against the US AAF/AF (now Composite?) Air Groups in Central/Western China. Well, they tried.

[@brendenhinspeter2939]

I believe there were some late-model aircraft (P-40N and later, if I’m not mistaken) that were equipped with Merlin engines instead of the Allison ones. I’ve heard many good things about those planes too

[@gordonbergslien30]

The only versions of the P-40 with the Merlin were the "F" and the "L." These a/c are easy to identify: there's no carburetor scoop just aft of the prop spinner. All other P-40's were powered by Allison V-1710 engines.

[@brendenhinspeter2939]

@@gordonbergslien30 Good to know! Thanks for the correction!

[@gordonbergslien30]

@@brendenhinspeter2939 Roger your last! I'm nothing if not a warbird nerd!

[@jeremiahwasabullfrog957]

But wasn't the Packard 1650 the US production of the Merlin?

[@brendenhinspeter2939]

@@jeremiahwasabullfrog957 The V-1650 was indeed the Packard equivalent to the Merlin. However, it wasn't installed in American aircraft until the P-40F came into production

[@roblockhart6104]

@2:09 seeing a P-40 flying next to a P-51 is such an awesome sight! Love both fighters but there's just something about the P-40 that looks so menacing. Like a school yard bully about to take your lunch money.

[@maddyg3208]

There's a chapter in James A Mitchener's South Pacific where about 20 New Zealand P40s turn up to protect a downed US airman

[@rismarck]

That beautiful aircraft never gets old, I’d say if again FLYING TIGERS BABY WOOO!

[@heavybreath]

Movie TOBRUK (1967), with Rock Hudson, features a P 40 strafing the British Long Range Desert Group column disguised as a German prisoner transport convoy

[@joelrankine1981]

Excellent as always mate!!👍👍

[@larrysmith6603]

Two T.V. series the p-40 ,that I recall , was " Baa Baa Black sheep " . The other was & quite impressive was the animated , Saturday A.M. version of "Planet of the Apes " ! The aircraft had an ape profile ,bearing its teeth, painted on the nose . Credit to who drew ( no CGI in 70s) the plane . Good attention to detail considering it was a children's Saturday morning series! Two thumbs up!

[@scottkrater2131]

If you're old enough to remember the old wire controlled flying model planes. There were 2, the Ju-87 and P-40.

[@gyrene_asea4133]

Never forget the indefatigable Fairchlld PT-19. Forever immortalized as my FIRST pilot error! :D ! By the time I could afford another, I was flying RC.

[@clavididk1236]

Thx for the video 🙌 🙌

[@Vermiliontea]

One peculiar thing about the P-40 - well, at least the P-40E, P-40M, P-40N, but I guess the P-40D as well, to some extent -, was that they had higher real world performance than "as advertised" or is printed in the aviation books even today. That's one almost completely overlooked reason why they were so successful throughout WW2. In context, most in the field WW2 fighters had lower performance than "as advertised" or in the books. Particularly Japanese and Soviet aircraft. Anyway, Allison released new boost levels for emergency power, for frontline combat during the war. Using those, the in-the-field P-40E would do 345.7 Mph at 2000 ft. Official factory figure is 325 Mph. The over-boosted P-40N would do 367 Mph at 2000 ft. Official figure is 345 Mph. Performance dropped rapidly at increasing altitudes however, just as before, the compressor being too small to keep up the pressure in thinner air, no matter what theoretical pressure you set it to. The reason the P-40 was not used in the European war, was that the air war in Europe was all about intercepting or escorting bombers, or achieve air superiority against intercepting fighters. That always meant high altitude fighting, something the normal Allison engine couldn't do (the P-38 used custom turbo-superchargers) (the P-40J was a turbo-supercharged variant, but they never bothered to successfully solve the plumbing problem of fitting it to the P-40, so came to nothing). In the Pacific and North Africa the P-40s did rather well though, and wrested air superiority away from Ki43s, Zeros, and won air superiority from Bf109Es and Bf109Fs.

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

Johnny, that factoid about the remote control plane being an accident is unbelievably interesting now when I watch it I wonder what happened to those guys one of them looke like he got it pretty bad

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

I don't recall if anyone got hurt but you can see some genuine terror in that scene for sure.

[@lukesams3349]

She’s not as beloved as the Mustang, but she sure is pretty

[@andrewparrott7260]

They were very good aircraft, just under powered and under gunned. If they had 8 50 calibre guns instead of the 6 30 calibre the fire power would have been awesome. And like they did with the mustangs replaced them with the more reliable British RR merlin, that would have more of an impact.

[@rob5944]

This seems a well made research video, not a bad aircraft I'd say. Keep up the good work Johnny!

[@krismurphy7711]

As usual, if I had to choose between a P40 with 6 .50 guns or a Zero or ME109, I'd choose the P40. (I'm a Commercially Rated Pilot with Complex A/C hours) There are things Pilots should and do "drum into their heads"...with the P40 it MUST BE the Claire Chenault "order".... DIVING ATTACKS and no dogfighting. Do that and the P40 is vastly superior to either the Zero or 109. I assume flying a P40 would have been similar to flying a Hurricane. KNOW your strengths and AVOID any weaknesses.....DIVING ATTACKS!!!! One and Done....or One and Fly Away and Climb, REPEAT.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

Outstanding achievement by Canada's finest...my old Da RIP ,guarded these great planes in North Africa, the Desert Air force decimated the supply lines of the Afrika Korps and limited the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe...only recently a perfectly preserved P40 was uncovered in the Western desert...cheers...E

[@snazzydazzy]

Johnny: Talking about the different names of the P-40 The video: War Thunder Pilots being the greatest Pilots in history

[@KaylieRayne]

We all know 1941 had the best p40 in any movie.

[@biaIetti]

It is with great sorrow and humbleness that I tell you that from now on, I will retire from being your dad. 😢:salute:

[@caribman10]

We should have centralized on the Packard Merlin V-12 for the P-40, P-38 and P-63.

[@robertkelly3167]

I love how there’s just a clip from Bo Time Gaming in the mix of these 😂

[@aerialace1766]

Love the flying tigers scenes. “Wam wam” “termites.”

[@williamleadbetter9686]

Sad thing is the same P-40 Engine the Allison V-1710 in the P-63 King cobra that developed 1500hp then 1800hp in that final version would have made sterling performing P-40 if only Allison had taken the time to developed the final drive to support the extra power. They did for the P-63

[@scottn7cy]

These are great stories. Please keep them coming!

[@Ocrilat]

Another big strength of the P-40 was it was available when it was needed, while its arguably superior replacements simply weren't. Like the M3 Lee/Grant, it's better to have something decent now to having nothing waiting for something great.

[@LMTran]

Someone owns a P40 with the shark teeth paint job at the local airfield. It's pretty sweet

[@missingoperators7113]

you should do one on the KV family or the M24 chaffee

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Absolutely

[@logger22]

Found it interesting that Family Guy knows what planes existed in WW2, but somehow still drew the wrong ones for the wrong faction

[@RicktheCrofter]

I read, at the time of the filming of the movie Pearl Harbor, that there were only four flying P-40s left. And all four were used in filming that movie. Supposedly two of those P-40s were from the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho. You can therefore guess how that museum got its name. I always wondered why half the flying P-40s in the world ended up in Nampa, Idaho. According to the video there are many more than four flying. I believe the Idaho museum still has both of its P-40s.

[@tuscanyjc]

I did business with an Flying Tiger pilot. He was a transport pilot with them flying the Burma hump one of the first

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Great video m8, all the best 👍

[@josephsims3591]

P-40 is my favorite

[@cipherthedemonlord8057]

My favorite American WWII aircraft. Need to finish my big gas RC one.

[@zargonfuture4046]

Nice brief Johnny, I like your style.

[@khahinmetameta7826]

The P-40 warhawk was one of the cheap but cost effective fighters like the hurricane Best in movie tora tora tora with real P40B Best variants in RL F version with Packard Merlin engine and The P40Q which would have given the mustang or spitfire IX a run for their money In my 2 stories the P40 is a real workhorse in the former its given 20mm Cannons with 50 Cal In the latter it makes nations buy them simply cause they are effective

[@RonaldJones-oi5rr]

I' m not sure how this works but here goes. The P40 and many aircraft including the early models of P51 mustangs and P 38 lightnings were powered the greatest of all , the venerable Allison V12 , Made in Idianapolis, Indiana. You folks may have heard of us, we have this auto race every year, um whats it called? Oh yeah THE INDY 500! Make fun of hoosiers but yall are welcome to come by anytime good people, good food

[@adzilabidin6136]

Didn't expect to see Bo Time Gaming clips in this though 🤣

[@Otokichi786]

6:15 Marion Morrison opted to stay in Hollywood during World War II, moving from B movies to leading man A-level movies. He wasn't about to become U.S. Marine PFC Lee Marvin, when he could be a "reel officer" and not face sudden death at "no-name ridge."

[@tansanbotilya1443]

I love the occasional Bo Time gaming clips!

[@kiwidiesel]

Thanks for the kiwi involvement being mentioned.

[@trooperdgb9722]

There was an old joke in an aviation cartoon collection... where a grizzled old pilot says "I spent my whole tour in a P-400" to which a young pilot replies.. "No such thing! What the hell is that?"" and he answers " a P-40 - with a Zero on its tail". lol (As the author of the cartoon collection pointed out..he was very quickly informed there WAS actually a P-400...it was the export version of the P-39)

[@jakemeyer8188]

As Bruce Willis's illness set in, he was exploited in a number of really poor films. He was at the point where he couldn't remember any of lines, and was essentially just there to be able to add his name to the credits for money. It was quite sad.

[@gooraway1]

Good redo Johnny especially the Kiwi and Aussie references.

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

Thanks Martin! Thought I owed it to our ANZAC friends.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq The late great eccentric Spike milligan' interviewed a captured German officer, asked who he considered the best shock troops...?... without hesitation he said the Australians...however I did read that during the battle for Crete ,some Maori soldiers after a Haka chased the German paratroopers several miles from their positions , enabling the other ANZAC and British to withdraw..

[@eamonnclabby7067]

@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq PS....Spike Milligan' s autobiography was made into a film...

[@JohnnyJohnsonEsq]

@@eamonnclabby7067 Thanks E! I'll have to check it out

[@mynamesmatthew1551]

30 mins ago and barley any comments this feels illegal

[@Idahoguy10157]

Great aircraft! However by 1944 the decision was made to end production in favor of P-51’s and P-47’s. As opposed to continuing with upgrades. IIRC end of production was pushed by the Truman Committee

[@geordiedog1749]

I always under rate the P40. They did some sterling work. Kinda on a par with the Hurricane.

[@cadjebushey6524]

One of my favorite planes to fly in Blazing angels.

[@chrislondo2683]

Would’ve been more interesting if Pearl Harbor had Rafe in the Flying Tiger instead of the Eagle Squadron.

[@RyanK2036]

By far my favorite WW2 plane

[@rolfagten857]

Yes . After the Messerschitt BF-109!🤭

[@RyanK2036]

@@rolfagten857 A fair choice lol