Originally Posted by
Paw
You should do a little more research when trying to refute someone. The Warhawks were the last line of famous "Hawk" airplanes designed by the Curtiss Aircraft. As for the Tomahawks, there is no such aircraft that served in the USAAC since that was the designation given to the P-40's that were sold to the RAF for battle in the European Theater. The shark mouth on the front was NOT a design by Curtiss. That was an insignia of sorts that was painted on by the pilots or ground crew after the planes arrived in China for use by Col. Chennault's volunteer group and they copied it from an Australian group.