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Aircraft History Built by Curtiss in Buffalo, New York during 1941. Constructors Number 19138. Originally intended for the Royal Air Force (RAF) with serial number ET443. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-40E-1 Kittyhawk serial number 41-25119. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia. Wartime History During April 1942 delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as P-40E Kittyhawk serial number A29-87. While being unloaded from the ship onto the dock, this plane was damaged. On April 9, 1942 assigned to 1 Air Depot (1 AD) for repairs. On April 20, 1942 returned to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) at Laverton Field then assigned to the 49th Fighter Group (49th FG), 9th Fighter Squadron (9th FS) "The Flying Knights". Squadron number 99 on the tail. Assigned to Captain Selman. Nicknamed "Eaglebeak" in white curved block letters on the left side of the nose. This P-40 was based at Batchelor Field and Livingstone Field and participated in the defense of Darwin. On September 7, 1942 filmed during bore sighting of the machine guns at Livingstone Field. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. Wreckage Cowlings and parts from this aircraft were recovered and used along with the rear fuselage of P-40N A29-1210 in the restoration of P-40E Kittyhawk A29-28 acquired by the RAAF Museum at Point Cook and stored at the museum. On May 20, 2016 this P-40 was transported aboard a trailer from RAAF Museum at Point Cook to Precision Airmotive at Wangaretta Airport. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-40E-1 Warhawk 41-25119 "25119 (MSN 19138, ET443) to RAAF as A29-87 Apr 1942. Returned to USAAF Apr 1942." AWM Kittyhawks, Darwin F01778 P-40E 41-36089 (0:20–0:31) ADF Serials - P-40 Kittyhawk A29-87 Facebook - RAAF Museum and Heritage Centres May 20, 2016 (photo) "The Bostons were not the only aircraft which departed from Point Cook today for Wangaratta. Kittyhawk, A29-28, also moved out to undergo a facelift at Wangaratta over the next couple of months before rejoining the Museum, hopefully looking much better than she does now." Contribute
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