Curtiss P-40
The USAAF 49th Fighter Group Are Australia’s Forgotten WWII Heroes
The fighter plane used by the USAAF 49th to counter the Japanese menace was the P-40 Warhawk.
“Duke” Hedman was the First American Aerial Ace of World War II
“He is a first rate combat pilot and the reckless bravery of his attacks … are something you can well be proud of.” When one thinks of America’s World War II...
Capt. John Angel Chu, the Last Flying Tiger, Passes Away at 102
On January 13, The National Interest published my story of the passing of Col. Perry Dahl (USAF, ret.), who had been one of the last living World War II fighter aces; Dahl had passed away...
Curtiss P-40: Meet the Plane Immortalized By the Flying Tigers in China
Despite criticism of inferiority to the Supermarine Spitfire, Messerschmitt Bf 109, and even the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the Curtiss P-40 played an important – if not critical – role in...