P-40 In North Africa

cflord · Post by **cflord** »

P-40s of the 65th Fighter Squadron / 57th Group in North Africa (Tunisia, Libya), year?:

Keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down!

Ret SMSgt Cliff Lord - C-130 Flight Engineer & Mechanic

A2A Youtube · Post by **Lewis - A2A** »

Beautiful image of the P-40. Maybe early 1943? The star doesn't have the yellow band around it.

thanks,
Lewis

stiz · Post by **stiz** »

i believe the bands were only used during Op.Torch on the Moroccan side, not the eygpt side where the 65th/57th groups were located post july 1942

A2A Youtube · Post by **Lewis - A2A** »

Ahh I didnt know that, I was under the impression the yellow band was universal for the period of the operation to aid recognition.

cheers,
Lewis

Dogsbody55 · Post by **Dogsbody55** »

Great picture

. These are P-40F's, powered by RR Merlin engines. Note the lack of carb air intake on the top of the engine cowlings.

Cheers,
Mike

Downtown · Post by **Downtown** »

Later the Fs had the Merlin removed and an Allison installed and was noted as the P-40R, I guess the Mechanics hated working on the Merlins.

n421nj · Post by **n421nj** »

Was this original a black and white photo?

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