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AIRCRAFT >> FIGHTERS >> P-40
Catalog Number:
1974.044
Location:
800
Description:
Led By General Claire Chennault, Seventy Pilots Created A Legend In The Skies Over Asia. During The First Half Of 1942, This Group Was Credited With Destroying More Than 280 Japanese Airplanes. The P-40, Less Maneuverable And Slower Than Its First-Line Japanese Adversaries, Proved Nonetheless Rugged And Capable.