Description
You are bidding on a NICE and 100% original example of a WW2 US Army Aircraft Allison V-1710 Engine Data Plate! This was removed from a P-40 Warhawk that was used on the Eastern Front (Lend-Lease)
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter-bomber that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and enabled a rapid entry into production and operational service. The Warhawk was used by most Allied powers during World War II, and remained in frontline service until the end of the war. It was the third most-produced American fighter of World War II, after the North American P-51 Mustang and Republic P-47 Thunderbolt; by November 1944, when production of the P-40 ceased, 13,738 had been built,[3] all at Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s main production facilities in Buffalo, New York.
Made of steel, this is a VERY NICE piece! Removed from an a wrecked P-40 E Warhawk, it would have been located on the Allison V-1710 Engine (though not sure where) Some obvious marks, wear and damage, as it came from a wreck, but quite solid.
