Kittyhawk

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Kittyhawk is the British Commonwealth name for later variants of the American Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft used extensively during World War II.

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Kittyhawk canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane
single-engine
armament six 0.50 inch Browning machine guns
basedOn Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
canCarry bombs
drop tanks
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 1
engineType liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine
era World War II era
historicalPeriod 1939–1945
introducedBy British Commonwealth air forces
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
manufacturer Curtiss-Wright Corporation
namingConvention British Commonwealth designation for later P-40 variants
natoCategory fixed-wing aircraft
numberOfEngines 1
operatorType British Commonwealth air forces
powerplant Allison V-1710
primaryRole fighter
propulsion propeller-driven
relatedTo Tomahawk
Warhawk
secondaryRole fighter-bomber
serviceEntry 1941
usedAsNameFor Curtiss P-40D
Curtiss P-40E
Curtiss P-40K
Curtiss P-40M
Curtiss P-40N
usedBy Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
South African Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
usedExtensively yes
usedInRole air superiority fighter
close air support
ground-attack aircraft
usedInTheater China-Burma-India Theater
North African Campaign
Pacific Theater
variantOf Curtiss P-40

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Tomahawk successor Kittyhawk