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Post by Brenton on Nov 16, 2012 12:13:49 GMT 12
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Post by JamesStokes on Nov 17, 2012 11:08:43 GMT 12
Came across this just now on the net, RNZAF P-40 taking of from Bougainville I believe.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 17, 2012 11:52:37 GMT 12
Yes a great photo, it has been seen on the forum before a couple of times.The strip is at Torokina I believe.
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Post by baz62 on Nov 17, 2012 16:04:38 GMT 12
Looks like an Avenger parked on the left, cant tell if its US or one of ours. Did we operate TBFs from Torokina Dave?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 17, 2012 16:16:12 GMT 12
No. 30 Squadron (and probably No. 31 Squadron) did use Torokina, but it was primarily a fighter base, with the bombers usually down the road inland at the Piva airstrips. Torokina had both No. 2 Servicing Unit and No. 4 Servicing Unit's RNZAF P-40's and later Corsairs based there, and a third SU belonging to the USAAF with P-39's.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 17, 2012 16:21:16 GMT 12
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Post by Brenton on Feb 24, 2013 17:15:41 GMT 12
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Post by dewobz on Apr 15, 2013 15:00:57 GMT 12
From RNZAF P-40 Pile - page 1 of my search for "Erica"
Does anyone know which aircraft serial number the name "Erica" was applied to? In the photo she is lined up with P-40N "Gloria Lyons" (presumably NZ3220?). The aircraft that I can find coded 'E' on adf.serials are NZ3129 (P-40N-1 with M canopy) and NZ3178, an N-5, which seems the most likely candidate.
However, all of the code letters and numbers assigned are not recorded on adf.serials.
I'm probably re-opening much covered ground (again) here but I have searched extensively in P-40 Pile and in Wartime Aircraft with Nose Art & Nicknames. Although Erica is mentioned in the Pile she seems to be forgotten in (what I can find) in the other thread.
I am searching for an unusual 1/32 RNZAF P-40N model subject.
Thanks,
Wally.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 15, 2013 20:03:56 GMT 12
NZ3129 and NZ3178 are the only P-40's with No. 4 Servicing Unit known to have carried the letter E.
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Post by noooby on Apr 16, 2013 8:46:51 GMT 12
With reference to reply #156. P-40N's only had the cut down rear fuselage from the N-5 onwards. N-1's still had the older style long tail fuselage.
Kind of P-40 related..... I'm searching through a mountain of documents and photos at the moment related to the Aircraft Repair Units based at Noumea in 1943, looking for any RNZAF P-40's that passed through (NZ3072 for one!).
So far over 3000 photo's with no luck, but some nice USAAF P-40 photos that I have downloaded.
Next step is trolling through the surviving work sheets that were used at the time. Slooooooow going!!!
If I do find anything useful, I'll start a new thread.
Graham
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Post by dewobz on Apr 16, 2013 10:43:44 GMT 12
Thanks Dave - if I build "Erica" I'll go with NZ3178 - and awesome work Graham.
I hope you turn up some RNZAF info.
Wally.
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Post by John L on Jun 28, 2013 21:08:35 GMT 12
Question. Did any P40s have red stripes over their white tails (someone has done some nice repaints for CFS2 but currently has red stripes on Gloria Lyons tail)
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Post by shorty on Jun 28, 2013 21:53:45 GMT 12
No, what was interpreted from black and white photos as red stripes was where masking tape had been applied to mark out the white stripes. When the tape was removed in took the oxidation from the base coat with it, add to that the lightest of white overspray and quite a distinctive stripe is formed each side of the wwhite. This was very apparent with the white markings on the RAAF P-40s and Beauforts we were retreiving from Tadji
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Oct 23, 2013 10:18:23 GMT 12
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Post by thebrads on Feb 20, 2014 21:17:12 GMT 12
I'll drag up an older thread to ask a relevant question:
Did NZ operate any P-40K models that featured the fin with the fillet (as seen on AFC's ZK-PXL) and the short fuse?
Anyone have an pics or links? A quick google and skim read hasn't turned up anything.
(reasoning, i'm working on my latest RC model and this is the intention, so after reference material). Other than the previously mentioned aircraft of course!)
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 20, 2014 23:51:23 GMT 12
I believe the serial applied to the AFC example was based on a genuine short-tailed P-40K in the RNZAF, and that there were a handful of them supplied.
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Post by rayo on Feb 21, 2014 7:43:43 GMT 12
Yep it's Painted as NZ3108 which accordinging to Kiwi Aircraft Images is One of 2 P-40K's Identified. www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/khawk.htmlIt is not clear if the original NZ3108 was Long or Short tailed |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 21, 2014 7:58:18 GMT 12
The RNZAF operated loads of P-40K's but I believe they had a couple of the short tails and NZ3108 was thought to be one of them.
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Post by rayo on Feb 21, 2014 10:01:48 GMT 12
Correct as usual I meant to say P40K-1's most of the others were K10s & 15's which were probably Long Tails.
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Post by planecrazy on Dec 6, 2014 16:56:07 GMT 12
Looking around the net recently checkin out my favourite WW II fighter and came across an interesting RNZAF P40 with only one side of the wing with bars, see a link below. I am imagining this was quite rare and by the looks the underside was the same, where they just saving white paint or being lazy? Thank you..... www.thescale.info/news/publish/ventura-decal-v4885.shtml |
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