Warhawk

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Warhawk is the NATO reporting name for the Curtiss P-40, a World War II-era American single-engine fighter and ground-attack aircraft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft
aircraft
fighter aircraft
ground-attack aircraft
single-engine aircraft
airframeMaterial metal monoplane
alsoKnownAs Curtiss P-40 NERFINISHED
armament bombs
machine guns
rockets
category World War II fighter aircraft of the United States
military aircraft of the United States
single-engined tractor aircraft
conflict China-Burma-India Theater NERFINISHED
Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front (World War II)

North African Campaign NERFINISHED
Pacific War
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor frontline fighter service
engineManufacturer Allison Engine Company NERFINISHED
engineType liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine
enteredServiceDecade 1940s
firstFlightYear 1938
introducedInDecade 1930s
landingGearType retractable landing gear
manufacturer Curtiss-Wright Corporation NERFINISHED
natoReportingName Warhawk NERFINISHED
notableFeature distinctive shark-mouth nose art on some units
powerplant single piston engine
primaryEraOfUse World War II NERFINISHED
role fighter
fighter-bomber
ground attack
successorAircraft Curtiss P-47 Thunderbolt NERFINISHED
usedBy Chinese Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED
South African Air Force NERFINISHED
Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
usedByUnit Flying Tigers NERFINISHED
usedInConflict World War II
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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