Comment on curtis p40n by dugazm

Busaman's avatar
Fantastic. I love the way the P40 pilot is trying to stay 'Eyes on' with the 109. I read that the pilots of the P40 were warned to only do flying runs at planes like the 109 or Zero because of issues with the P40's dogfighting capability. The P40 was a fantastic ground support plane though and a lot of pilots were very successful with the aircraft. I think it's a beautiful aircraft and you have captured it in its element really well.Clap 
RaguLeader's avatar
Actually, from what I've read, the P-40 could outrun but not out-turn a Zero, and it could out-turn but not out-run a 109.  They were also very ruggedly built, making them dangerous in a fight at low or mid altitude.