Curtiss P-40E aircraft

The legendary Curtiss P-40E aircraft is for sale.

You can buy this Curtiss P-40E model by leaving a request on the website. The world's most complete and original glider, purchased and maintained by the same owner since 1946! glider: 569.20 TTSN 3.30 hours. Since the military overhaul, the new engine has been installed in 1946 engine: ALLISON v-1710-73 propeller: CURTISS ELECTRIC appearance: polished-original interior: painted - olive - original in the same condition as in 1946, in the Royal Canadian Air Force

STORY:

delivered to RCAF.

• BOC: October 16, 1941.
• SOC: August 23, 1946.
• send for destruction patricia bay ab vancouver island, 1946.
• purchased for $50.
• shipped by barge to SALT SPRING ISLAND,
• stored on open island SALT SPRING, British Columbia 1946-1974.

George and David Maude, Patricia Bay Airport, Vancouver Island, 1974-2007.

• registered as C-GHTM, 1974.
• transferred to Victoria, British Columbia for restoration to airworthiness. August 1974.
• a new main aircraft from RCAF 1057 was installed.
• loan from Commonwealth Military Aviation Museum, Sidney, British Columbia 1989-1993.
• restored pre-tax.
• loan to the West Bank Flying Museum Sidney, British Columbia 1995-1997.
• currently located at Patricia Bay Airport.

considered one of the most original P-40s, except for the six machine guns. The Curtiss P-40 was an American World War II fighter aircraft developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The design was based on the Hawk-75 (P-36) fighter, produced since 1936. Since 1939 it entered service with the US Air Force. Had 19 modifications. In total, the company built almost 14 thousand P-40 fighters of all modifications, which were in service in 26 countries (including 2,243 aircraft delivered to the USSR under Lend-Lease). The last production P-40 rolled off the production line on November 30, 1944.

• State: Used

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