Re: Curtiss P-40 top ten ace list
 

Good morning dear Jan Safarik,

do you consider adding Ilya Sizov to your website?
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1...B2%D0%B8%D1%87

Cheers,
Michael

Re: Curtiss P-40 top ten ace list
 

Good morning,

currently, I'm trying to prove the intrigueing possibility that the consecutively numbered aircraft types P-38, P-39 and P-40 were the only planes that scored on all five continents each. The only item missing is a definite P-39 kill over Asia. The hottest cadidates are:
Edward Sharpe: 4Jul44
Howard Cox: 2Aug44
Phillip Van Sickle: 9Aug44
Earl Roggenbauer: 14Jan45
Edward Slasienski&Jules Young 14Jan45
Phillip Van Sickle: 17Jan45

of the 81. Fighter Group during their tour in the CBI.

Is there any chance to prove that one of them flew the P-39 ?

Cheers,

Michael

Re: Curtiss P-40 top ten ace list
 

The 81st did not fly P-39's while in the CBI, they had P-47's. In fact, I do not believe any unit in the CBI had P-39's. Take a look at Osprey's P-39 Aces book for more information on where P-39's scored.

Kent

Re: Curtiss P-40 top ten ace list
 

I worked through the P-39 volume of OSPREY's Aircraft of the Aces series and found no trace of a P-39 kill over Asia, no Western New Guinea kills, no Phillipines kills and no CBI kills were mentioned.
The notion that the P-39 scored 5 CBI kills is from here:
https://www.warbirdsandairshows.com/...torieswwii.htm
See also my P-39 thread:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=47977