Was the p40 a good plane?
Was the p40 a good plane?
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is one of the best-liked airplanes of World War II, even though its performance was never quite up to that of its opponents. The most important thing about the P-40 to the United States was that it was available in ever-growing quantity to fight a war when no other fighters were.
How many Japanese planes did the pilot of this P-40 Warhawk shoot down?
five Japanese planes
They shot down five Japanese planes, including four — two Nakajima B5N2 torpedo bombers, a Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero fighter and an Aichi D3A1 dive bomber — by 2nd Lt. George S. Welch of the 47th Squadron, 15th Pursuit Group.
What model P-40 did the Flying Tigers use?
Our P-40E (Kittyhawk) The first significant model was the P-40B, which had two big 50-caliber machine guns in the nose and two small 30-caliber machine guns in each wing. This was the model that Welch and Taylor flew at Pearl Harbor. It was also the first model flown by the Flying Tigers.
Who was the pilot of the ghost P-40?
Pilots Bob Scott and Johnny Hampshire approached it and discovered it was an old American P-40B Tomahawk bearing an insignia that hadn’t been seen since Pearl Harbor. The pilot would not identify himself. Fearing a trick by the Japanese, Scott and Hampshire fired briefly on the plane, but it sought neither to evade them nor to counterattack.
Is there a ghost plane in Pearl Harbor?
The P-40B is believed to be the only survivor from the Pearl Harbor attack. There are plenty of stories of ghost planes and strange sightings in the sky surrounding World War II, but perhaps none are as astonishing as the “Pearl Harbor ghost plane.”
When did the P-40 fly to Pearl Harbor?
It should be noted that months before the above alleged P-40 flight toward Pearl Harbor the Japanese prepared a second aerial attack within 90 days of their first attack on Pearl Harbor. On March 5, 1942 Japan launched a two plane bomb run toward Hawaii, using 4,440 mile range Kawanishi H8K flying boats. H8K’s literally bristled with weaponry.
Is the ghost P-40 story true or false?
Either way, its existence, in the past or present, always ends up more true than false. In substantiation of such a premise, that is, that the Ghost P-40 stories are more true than false, the following quote found below, is from a footnote to The Ghost Plane From Mindanao, also found below, regarding one Sergeant Milton McMullen.