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P-40 Kittyhawk 'Wairarapa Wildcat' : ditgital image
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- P-40 Kittyhawk 'Wairarapa Wildcat' : ditgital image
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- Wairarapa Archive
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- Picture Wairarapa
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Artist's rendition of a Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk fighter flown by Geoffrey Fisken of 14 Squadron RNZAF in the Solomon Islands, circa 1943. P-40 Kittyhawk NZ 3072 was allocated to the RNZAF in 1943. After damage during the ferry flight to New Caledonia, a USAAF unit repaired the aircraft and painted the unit's symbol, a black cat, on the cowling. The aircraft was issued to Pilot Officer Geoffrey Fisken who added 'Wairarapa Wildcat' to the graphic. He shot down several Japanese aircraft in NZ3072...
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- Date created
- 2004
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- Related subjects
- P-40 (Fighter plane) / New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Air Force. Squadron, 14 / Fisken, Geoffrey Bryson, 1916-2011
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