This is the third version of the CURTISS P-40 "Tomahawk" that K&C has made. Previous models have included an RAF "Desert Air Force" one and the classic "Flying Tigers" version. The new model is in the standard olive drab and light grey colour scheme typical of US Army Air Corps aircraft at this time. Our model bears the code number "160" of the aircraft 2nd Lieut . George Welch flew on 7 December and belongs to the 15th Pursuit Squadron. The Air Corps officially credited Lieut. Welch with 4 "kills" and several others damaged. This "Pearl Harbor P-40" comes complete with a standing figure of a US Army Air Corps pilot wearing a non standard "Hawaiian" shirt over his khakis and carrying a.45 Colt Automatic.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Resin & Metal-Alloy
Epoch
World War II
Time
1941
Nationality/Location
USA
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
King & Country UK Green Lane Ind. Est. DL16 6DL Spennymoor, Co Durham Vereinigtes Königreich
