An American fighter family developed from the P-36 and used widely by U.S. and Allied air forces.
Development
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was developed by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company in United States as a fighter. The family first flew in 1938 and entered service in 1940. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is represented primarily in the fighter role. The sourced variant records include service with United States Army Air Forces. Its documented combat-history coverage includes World War II. Role tags attached to the family include air superiority.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include P-40B and P-40E.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| P-40B | Production | Fighter | United States Army Air Forces |
| P-40E | Production | Fighter | United States Army Air Forces |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
P-40E — C011 baseline technical profile
- Crew
- 1
Powerplant: 1 × Allison V-1710-39
Armament: Six .50-caliber wing-mounted machine guns with provision for bombs on fighter-bomber missions.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- Curtiss P-40E Warhawk — National Museum of the United States Air Force · Tier 1
- American Combat Planes — Doubleday · Tier 3