USAAF
5th AF
49th FG
7th FS
Aircraft History
Assigned to pilot Myers. Had nickname "Suzy" painted on the side of the fuselage.
Wartime History
Abandoned near Dobodura.
Wreckage
Remained in the kunai grass near Dobodura Airfield until 1991, minus the engine and tail assembly.
Recovery
Exported (reportedly with another P-40E identity unknown) by
an outsider and stored at Lae for a long time, before being shipped to New Zealand.
Today
Whereabouts today are unknown. The E model
is possibly in Townsville, in RNZAF colors. This N might
be for sale or sold by Pioneer Aviation as a restoration project.
P-40
