Two Curtiss P-40 fighters - the sound of freedom

[@craigpennington1251]

These three are sounding great and flying great. Thanks for posting and thanks to all who make these P-40s wonderful.

[@craigpennington1251]

You are very welcome.

[@crafter170]

Tip my hat to all the guys both flying and maintaining these old war birds .Read the story of Dennis Copping the RAF pilot who got lost and perished during the north Africa fighting . His plane found recently frozen in time.Nice to hear their strong engines .Fascinating guys .Thanks.

[@curtite]

I love these Curtiss made rugged and ragged warriors. A friend of mine flew the P40 mostly as ground support with the Army Air Corp in the South Pacific and managed to get a couple of victories against Japanese aircraft. His group was nick named "Soggy Peters. Thank you for sharing these two planes.

[@teaeff8898]

Great sound! Enjoyed the video thanks!

[@HistAvFilmUnit]

Thanks, glad you liked it.

[@travismeta3727]

The sound of old classic freedom, the sound that would not only make the enemy worry for the sky, hoping that’s their own planes. But also intimidate air targets as well. These planes may be retired, but it still shoots, flies, and turns. Terrorists would definitely fear the wrath of these air vehicles. A little sense of American Tradition. These fighter planes make me proud.

[@edgaraquino2324]

In the hands of a skilled pilot, this ship could bring about a world of hurt...😊 Thanks a bunch!!

[@charleswalker3781]

Buffalo, New York to New Zealand.... a world away for those Curtiss fighters.

[@bowser515]

The sound of Great Britain in this case, nice video, thank you.

[@jeffsmith2022]

They still are very cool looking planes...

[@Hainebu1]

A evolution of a P-36 Mohawk fighter, It was performed a bit if, although powered by an Allison, it was fitted witn a Merlin engine.

[@craigpennington1251]

Merlins are great but I think with the proper mods, the Allisons could rival if not beat the Merlins.

[@HonoredGeneral]

Thank you for this! The p-40's were the mainstay of the early days of the war, the U.S. had large numbers of them, but they were obsolete against the Japanese Zero. Until better fighter designs became available, they had to fight with what they had.

[@u2mister17]

BS, The army air core used them to great effectiveness against the Zero. The Pacific war was not fought with the army. It was the navy that did not have P-40s. The P-40 would have kept pace with any fighter if there were not a shortage of 2 stage superchargers. The decision was made NOT to supercharge the Kittyhawk.

[@andrewrichards912]

They weren't obsolete at all

[@sherrysetliff2502]

Tough plane.

[@TD402dd]

The P-40N was as fast as the BF-109 (380 mph). Veteran P-40 pilots had no trouble shooting down the Zero and the Oscar (sea and land based) once they stopped fighting to the the Japanese fighter strengths. The Japanese planes couldn't dive well, and P-40 set a war time record for a dive at 660 mph, so it became obvious for the pilots to dive on the enemy rather than dog fighting. Pretty much ended the losses to the slower Zero and Oscar.

[@Bundesfaust]

lol they still couldn't turn fight for crap

[@JohnDoe-it1vq]

@@Bundesfaust The p-40 could out turn any German fighter easily. It was actually the best turning American WW2 fighter.

[@Bundesfaust]

@@JohnDoe-it1vq In ideal conditions yes, in actual practice no. The thing doesnt have the acceleration to recover from frequent turning like the 109 does.

[@JohnDoe-it1vq]

@@Bundesfaust The p-40 out accelerated the 109 below 16k feet.

[@Bundesfaust]

@@JohnDoe-it1vq No??? The F definitelly cannot keep up with G2, or G14 varients.

[@nratchr]

Oh My!...Loveit Loveit Loveit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrLikeke]

A great vid showcasing one of my favorite WWII aircraft. It appeared the pilots had a bit of a problem. At 0:50 the wing caught a bit of lead's turb. This is particularly dangerous at low level. I'd seen two P-51s collide and crash in the very same manner. Then, at 2:09 wing pulled high to avoid lead when coming out of the bottom of the loop. I'm saying that is what it appeared like. I certainly am not questioning the skill of either pilot.

[@jes421]

Merlin engine?

[@HistAvFilmUnit]

No, Allison V-12

[@chaosbreaker657]

Not the best fighter in terms of performance, the Warhawk nevertheless was a highly respected warbird, due to being available in large quantities and helping in bearing the brunt of Axis fighters during the most critical first half of the war, alongside the Hurricane, Airacobra and the Wildcat, to name a few. She has served the Allies in multiple theaters of war (Pacific, Australia, Russia, China-Burma-India, Mediterranean and North Africa) until newer and better fighters became available in ever increasing quantities, and slowly took over the role of air superiority fighter (Spitfire, Mustang, Thunderbolt, Corsair, to name a few.)

[@hoplite46]

Free from what?

[@jeffkeith637]

Militaristic Japanese Imperialism I'd be guessing.

[@hoplite46]

+Jeff Keith Fair enough so it was traded for american imperialism

[@sptomcat866]

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