[Fake Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft made from bamboo]

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Title

[Fake Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft made from bamboo]

Description

Photograph of a fake Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft made from bamboo, likely in China or Burma, circa 1941-1942. The aircraft is painted with the American Volunteer Group's "shark face" nose art.

Inscription on verso: "Bamboo P-40. Kunming? Loiwing?"

Date

1941-1942 circa

Bibliographic Citation

The Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2008-08-29_image_194_01
2008-08-29_image_194_02