• Aircraft:

  Curtiss P-40F Warhawk

• Reg: VH-HWK photos
• Serial #:

  41-14112

• Airline: Private
• Photo Date: Apr 03, 2011
• Uploaded: May 04, 2011
• Echuca - YECH, Australia

The world's only airworthy Merlin-powered P-40F at the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia's National Fly-in. Built to a 1941 USAAC order as 41-14112. Shipped to the Pacific. Based at Efate with 44 FS/18 FG & named 'Bonecrusher'. Force-landed on Erromango 20 Dec 42 on a training flight. Recovered Nov 89 & shipped to Australia. Acquired by Judy Pay 1990 & restored. Reg'd VH-HWK 30 Jul 96. First engine runs Aug 07, first flight Apr 09.

Photographer

Aircraft

Edan VH-HWK

468 0 0 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk

William Bond VH-HWK

1,167 0 0 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk

Tom_B_Spotter VH-HWK

764 3 0 Curtiss P-40F Warhawk

Photo location

Hadleigh W VH-CYB

138 0 0 Cessna 182P Skylane II

Reuben Morison VH-EDY

193 0 0 Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer

Reuben Morison VH-BYW

166 0 0 Auster J5P

Photographer

This was one of an RCAF order for a total of 280 Expediter 3s, which were basically D18S airframes

Phil Vabre VH-BHS

3,644 0 0 Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor

Waiting for takeoff at Wings Over the Illawarra 2017

Phil Vabre VH-WLF

5,293 2 0 Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8

Preparing to cast off

Phil Vabre VH-AAM

4,569 2 0 De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mk.I Beaver