P-40N Warhawk Aces of the 49th Fighter Group - Hobby 2000 (48001) - 1/48 - Review
P-40N (manufactured 1943–44), the final production model. The P-40N featured a stretched rear fuselage to counter the torque of the more powerful, late-war Allison engine, and the rear deck of the cockpit behind the pilot was cut down at a moderate slant to improve rearward visibility. A great deal of work was also done to try and eliminate excess weight to improve the Warhawk's climb rate. Early N production blocks dropped a .50 in (12.7 mm) gun from each wing, bringing the total back to four; later production blocks reintroduced it after complaints from units in the field. Supplied to Commonwealth air forces as the Kittyhawk Mk IV. A total of 553 P-40Ns were acquired by the Royal Australian Air Force, making it the variant most commonly used by the RAAF. Subvariants of the P-40N ranged widely in specialization from stripped down four-gun 'hot rods' that could reach the highest top speeds of any production variant of the P-40 (up to 380 mph), to overweight types with all the extras intended for fighter-bombing or even training missions. The 15,000th P-40 was an N model decorated with the markings of 28 nations that had employed any of Curtiss-Wright's various aircraft products, not just P-40s. 'These spectacular markings gave rise to the erroneous belief that the P-40 series had been used by all 28 countries.'[100] Since the P-40N was by 1944 used mainly as a ground attack aircraft in Europe, it was nicknamed B-40 by pilots.[101] Survivors redesignated as ZF-40N in June 1948.
Lt. Col. Arland Stanton VVeteran
Birth
30 Aug 1919
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
4 Jul 1987 (aged 67)
Hallstead, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Rose Hill Cemetery
Hallstead, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Arland Stanton
P-40 Pilot, 49th Fighter Group, 7th Fighter Squadron
Background
Arland Stanton was born August 30, 1919 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps on January 18, 1941 at Binghamton, NY and completed his flight training on March 7, 1942 at Foster Field, TX and was initially assigned as a flight instructor and had a total of 420 hours before his assignment to the 49th Fighter Group on July 6, 1942.
First Combat Tour
During his first combat tour, he was based at 17 Mile Drome (Durand) near Port Moresby he joined the 7th Fighter Squadron flying P-40K Warhawks including P-40K-1 'Patsy Ruth' 42-46292. Afterwards, he was assigned P-40N 'Empty Saddle / Keystone Kathleen' 42-105513. On November 30, 1942 during his first air combat, he claimed a Zero over Buna. He was next based at Dobodura Airfield and later Gusap Airfield.
Second Combat Tour
During his second combat tour, he claimed another Zero shot down on February 6, 1943. Next on May 14, 1943 he claimed a G4M1 Betty and on December 10, 1943 a Ki-43 Oscar. He claimed his fifth victory against a Zero [sic Oscar] over Muschu Island on February 6, 1944, making him an ace. On March 8, 1944 he claimed Ki-43 Oscar. On March 12, 1944 he claimed another Ki-43 Oscar. Flying from Hollandia Airfield, he made his final claim on May 7, 1944 against a Zero over Biak. In total, Stanton claimed eight aerial victories. He was awarded the the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Air Medal with seven Oak Leaf Clusters.
Postwar
Stanton remained in the U. S. Air Force and served in the Korean War. Stanton achieved the rank of Lt. Colonel before retiring in October 1961. Stanton died of a heart attack on July 4, 1987.
Facts
Brand: Hobby 2000
Title: P-40N Warhawk Aces of the 49th Fighter Group
Number: 48001
Scale: 1:48
Type: Full kit
Released: 2020 New decals
Barcode: 5903002058015 (EAN)
Topic: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk » Propeller (Aircraft)
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