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Description
RNZAF operated Curtiss P-40 N’s. Three options
P-40N-5 NZ3184 – “75”, served with No.2 SU between December 1943 and May 1944. It gained a probable kill over an A6M during a Rabaul fighter sweep in the hands of 16 (F) Sqdn pilot F/Lt FJ Adams.
P-40N-20 NZ3259 – “L” – “Leslie”, was operated by No.2 SU between May and June 1944. It was the highest serialled RNZAF P-40 to see combat in the Pacific.
P-40N-20 NZ3267 – “V”, served with No. 3 SU at Ardmore between mid-May and mid-July 1944. It has the largest style of roundel bars and the most avreviated white tail.
