18K views · 626 reactions | Did you know the P-40 Warhawk was the first mass-produced US fighter? It had a unit cost of just $57,000 in 1941. That's the equivalent in purchasing power to about $1.2 million today. Which is a bargain considering what frontline fighter aircraft cost today. Can you guess how many P-40s were produced during WWII? We acquired this P-40E-1 in 1975 and restored it to airworthy status in 2018. Thanks for the video @RC.PlaneDaily | Yanks Air Museum | Facebook

#FascinatingFact: The landing gear on the P-40 and on the Zero influenced the aircraft's maneuverability while in the air! The P-40, like many WWII aircraft, is a tail dragger, meaning its landing gear has two (2) main gear one under each wing and a smaller wheel under the tail, giving it the distinctive WWII nose up look for many of the aircraft on the ground. Although the P-40s and their opponents, the Zero, were both tail draggers, there is a striking difference while in the air. The P-40 had

332K views · 11K reactions | American pilots and a P-40 Warhawk of the ‘Flying Tigers’ in Burma, 1941. #ww2 #aviation #military #aircraft #pilot | World War II Aircraft | Facebook