BILL PIPPIN COLLECTION
No. 8161. Curtiss 87 P-40K Warhawk (42-46051 c/n 15852) US Army Air Forces
APS No. 2913
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09/30/2008. Assigned to the 33rd Fighter Squadron of the 342 Composite Group, and flown by John W. Bigelow, the aircraft was severely damaged when it made a forced landing after an engine failure at Iceland on August 17, 1943. The aircraft was condemned from the inventory on June 1, 1944. |
Created September 30, 2008