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Aircraft:
Curtiss Kittyhawk 1A
- Reg: A29-53 photos
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Serial #:
16738
- Airline: Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
- Photo Date: Nov 30, 1973
- Uploaded: Jan 16, 2010
- Moorabbin Airport - YMMB, Australia
‘Kitty-Stang’ or ‘Must-Hawk’? Rare close-cropped front Port-side view of RAAF Kittyhawk IA A29-53 on outdoor display at the Moorabbin Aviation Museum (MAM) in early 1974. This Kittyhawk /P-40E was delivered to the RAAF during WWII, in Mar 1942, ex USAAF 41-13522. As a 'War Surplus' aircraft, she was authorised for Write-Off in Nov 1946, and 'Struck Off Charge' in Feb 1949. The MAM acquired the fuselage, and did not have P-40 wings available. MAM 'temporarily' fitted CA-18 Mustang wings (and main landing gear), which were still fitted in 1988. Low Res photo.
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‘Kitty-Stang’ or ‘Must-Hawk’? Rare close-cropped front Port-side view of RAAF Kittyhawk IA A29-53 on outdoor display at the Moorabbin Aviation Museum (MAM) in early 1974. This Kittyhawk /P-40E was delivered to the RAAF during WWII, in Mar 1942, ex USAAF 41-13522. As a 'War Surplus' aircraft, she was authorised for Write-Off in Nov 1946, and 'Struck Off Charge' in Feb 1949. The MAM acquired the fuselage, and did not have P-40 wings available. MAM 'temporarily' fitted CA-18 Mustang wings (and main landing gear), which were still fitted in 1988. Low Res photo.Camera
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Aircraft
- Reg: A29-53 photos
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Aircraft:
Curtiss Kittyhawk 1A
- Airline: Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
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Serial #:
16738
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Photo Location
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Moorabbin Airport - YMMB
- Australia