P-40 C service history of one a/c

[edNorth]

Strange thread posts by "Buckey30", really strange in my opinion, as not asked for by in thread - Alex, yes, lots of issues!

Correct is the 33 FS (previously 33 PS) never had Red noses or spinners whilst in Iceland. No photos show this but colour photos are older 8 PG aircraft/period. Period.
There were more than these 30 P-40C in Iceland, along with P-39D, P-40K and P-40N. This will be all in my book(s), in prep since 1990s (!) serials are traced and verified.
And 33rd had practiced a flyoff from a carrier in Carib area 1940 (pictures for these two separate operations are often mixed into one, including OSPREY books).
The 113426 had suffered several accidents when snapped 17. april 1943 (note no insignia on top of left wing) - Yes, P-398F 42-12596 #35 was the 50 FS c/o aircraft, but also see the 19 Group RAF Wellington and Fairey Battle target tug on airports other side. RAF Hudson at right is likely a ferry A-29 with FKxxx serial (note Martin top turret).

stridsminjar.is (wartime remains) website is run by "amatörs" (i.e. non a/c history experts) but its their right to have it this way - not corrected by research - misinfo or roumours of this period are stated as "facts" on that web - But not everything was recorded properly and still old errors are copied, again and again.

- Eggert

[Stig Jarlevik]

Ed

I agree to your points, but I think Nick actually liked to broaden the issue a bit, or perhaps he just saw/read things a bit wrong. We all noticed that! No big deal.

Also the P-40C was after all a rather rare model with less than 200 built. Thus an interesting aircraft, so I liked it. BTW it seems you as well like to "widen" the present subject, so he is in good company... (and I like that too!)

The Iceland connection is interesting since the US presence was before they actually entered WW2 themselves.

33PS or FS? Well it depends on the actual date each photo you can provide was taken. According USAAF official sources (quoted by Maurer Maurer) the change over was 15 May 1942. By then the unit had been in Iceland some 9 months.

Your book about "Iceland" (WW 2 period only perhaps?) sounds incredibly interesting. I hope we don't have to wait another 30 years for it to be published? At least I will not be around that long....

Cheers
Stig