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P-40 and CB1100
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P-40 and CB1100
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Out and about yesterday and stumbled across this Curtiss P-40 Warhawk done up in AVG markings, and signed by Tex Hill, before his death.



03-30-2015, 04:18 AM
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What a great shot!! Thumbs Up Thumbs Up
I love warbirds, especially the fighter planes.


03-30-2015, 04:24 AM
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That is so cool. I' d love to have a pic of mine with a P51.


03-30-2015, 05:07 AM
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DGS,

That is an amazing shot. The P-40 is a lot rarer than the P-51 today. Only about 30 to 35 P-40's of all variants are flyable in the world today. About 20 of those are in the U.S.

Chip


03-30-2015, 05:56 AM
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RE: P-40 and CB1100
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Lovely pic. I love it.


03-30-2015, 07:18 AM
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RE: P-40 and CB1100
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I think most of us are fans of the old war birds, that's why we love vintage style bikes. Great photo by the way, love that P-40 and the AVG colors. I love all of them but my favorite is the Spit Fire and the P-38 Lightning. The Confederate Air Force used to put on a great show every year of WWII aircraft at Tico airport in Florida.


03-30-2015, 07:52 AM
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RE: P-40 and CB1100
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Completely agree! Fantastic shot!


03-30-2015, 12:29 PM
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P-40 and CB1100
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Great shot, DGS, although given the decals just forward of the cockpit you may have been lucky it didn't turn on your bike.


03-30-2015, 02:43 PM
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RE: P-40 and CB1100
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(03-30-2015, 02:43 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Great shot, DGS, although given the decals just forward of the cockpit you may have been lucky it didn't turn on your bike.

Probably safe on a Honda. Kawasaki, on the other hand, was a major manufacturer of WWII aircraft.


03-30-2015, 02:55 PM
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I think Honda made piston rings for the Japanese military during WW2 ( I thought I read for Zero's engines?). I know the Honda plant was destroyed twice by allied bombers.


03-30-2015, 11:05 PM
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