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Curtiss P-40 - Printed References


What follows is a list of books dealing with the P-40, in whole or in part,
as well as magazines which include articles about or related to the P-40.


P-40 Books and Monographs
Famous Airplanes of the World is a periodical but is included in the listing of books.


Air Age Technical Library Warplane Research - Curtiss P-40 "Warhawk"

by The Publishers
Published in 1956 by Air Age, Inc.
Very small monograph

The Aero Series No.3 - Curtiss P-40

by the Aeronautical Staff of Aero Publishers, Inc.
Published in 1965 by Aero Publishers, Inc.

Famous Aircraft Series - The P-40 Kittyhawk

by Ernest R. McDowell
Published in 1968 by Arco Publishing Company, Inc.

Arco-Aircam Aviation Series No.6 - Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk.I-IV
in RAF, SAAF, RAAF, RNZAF, RCAF, NEIAF Service

by Christopher F. Shores and Richard Ward
Published in 1969 by Arco Publishing Company, Inc.

P-40 Warhawk

by The Publishers
Published in 1970 by Bunrin-Do
Unclear as to the exact series, possibly FAOTW or Koku Fan
Listed on back cover as No.55 and Vol.19 No.2

The P-40 Kittyhawk in Service

by Geoffrey Pentland
Published in 1974 by Kookaburra Technical Publications PTY LTD

Curtiss P-40 in Action

by Ernest R. McDowell
Published in 1976 by Squadron/Signal Publications

P-40 Hawks at War

by Joe Christy and Jeff Ethell
Published in 1980 by Charles Scribner's Sons

Famous Airplanes of the World No.117 January 1980 - Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

by The Publishers
Published in 1980 by Bunrin-Do

Profile #35 - Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk

by Ray Wagner
Published in 1981 by Profile Books Ltd. Small monograph - reprint

The P-40 Warhawk

Created and designed by David Hurst, Publishing Consultant
Published in 1991 by Turner Publishing Company
Limited edition - Published for the P-40 Warhawk Pilots Association

Famous Airplanes of the World No.39 March 1993 - Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

by The Publishers
Published in 1993 by Bunrin-Do

P-40 Warhawk in World War II Color

by Jeffrey L. Ethell
Published in 1994 by Motorbooks International

P-40 Warhawk Walkaround

by Lou Drendel
Published in 1996 by Squadron/Signal Publications

Curtiss P-40

by Vlastimil Ehrman and Valerij Roman
Published in 1998 by MBI

Detail and Scale Vol.61 - P-40 Warhawk Part 1 Y1P-36 through P-40C

by Bert Kinzey
Published in 1999 by Squadron/Signal Publications

Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #35 - P-40 Warhawk Aces of the CBI

by Carl Molesworth
Published in 2000 by Osprey Publishing

Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #43 - P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO

by Carl Molesworth
Published in 2002 by Osprey Publishing

Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #55 - P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific

by Carl Molesworth
Published in 2003 by Osprey Publishing

The Curtiss P-40, From 1939 to 1945

by Anis Elbied and Daniel Laurelut
Published in 2002 by Histoire & Collections


Books Which Include P-40 Photos and/or Information


Aero Pictorials 2 - U.S. Army Air Forces in the Pacific

by René J. Francillon
Published in 1969 by Aero Publishers, Inc.

Warplanes of the R.A.A.F. - Fighters 1921-69

by The Publishers
Published in 1969 by Kookaburra Technical Publications
Short monograph containing five photos of the P-40

Arco-Aircam Aviation Series No.21 - Sharkmouth Vol.1 1916-1945

by Richard Ward
Published in 1970 by Arco Publishing Company, Inc.

Arco-Aircam Aviation Series No.22 - Sharkmouth Vol.1 1945-1970

by Richard Ward
Published in 1970 by Arco Publishing Company, Inc.

The 9th Air Force in World War II

by Kenn C. Rust
Published in 1970 by Aero Publishers, Inc.
Revised Edition - originally published in 1967

Fifth Air Force Story ...in World War II

by Kenn C. Rust
Published in 1973 by Historical Aviation Album

WW2 Aircraft Fact Files - US Army Air Force Fighters Part 1

by William Green and Gordon Swanborough
Published in 1977 by Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd.

Fourteenth Air Force Story ...World War II

by Kenn C. Rust and Stephen Muth
Published in 1977 by Historical Aviation Album

Flying Buccaneers - The Illustrated History of Kenney's Fifth Air Force

by Steve Birdsall
Published in 1977 by Doubleday & Company, Inc.

Aces of the Southwest Pacific

by Gene B. Stafford
Published in 1977 by Squadron/Signal Publications

A Hostile Sky - The Mediterranean Airwar of the 79th Fighter Group

by Don Woerpel
Published in 1977 by The Andon Press

American Fighter Aces Album

edited by William N. Hess
Published in 1978 by Taylor Publishing
Limited Edition - Published for the American Fighter Aces Association

Air Force Colors Vol.1 1926-1942

by Dana Bell
Published in 1979 by Squadron/Signal Publications

Air Force Colors Vol.2 ETO & MTO 1942-45

by Dana Bell
Published in 1980 by Squadron/Signal Publications

Warbirds Illustrated No.15: American Warplanes World War Two-Korea Volume I

by Jeffrey L. Ethell
Published in 1983 by Arms and Armour Press

Valor

edited by John L. Frisbee
Published in 1985 by the Aerospace Education Foundation
Published for the Air Force Association

49th Fighter Group

by Ernest R. McDowell
Published in 1989 by Squadron/Signal Publications

Planes, Names & Dames Vol.I 1940-1945

by Larry Davis
Published in 1990 by Squadron/Signal Publications

Great American Fighter Aces

by Dan Bauer
Published in 1992 by Motorbooks International

Shark's Teeth Nose Art

by Jeffrey L. Ethell
Published in 1992 by Motorbooks International

Picture History of World War II American Aircraft Production

by Joshua Stoff
Published in 1993 by Dover Publications, Inc.

Checkertails - The 325th Fighter Group in the Second World War

by Ernest R. McDowell
Published in 1994 by Squadron/Signal Publications

WASPs - Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II

by Vera S. Williams
Published in 1994 by Motorbooks International

Forge of Freedom - American Aircraft Production in World War II

by V. Dennis Wrynn
Published in 1995 by Motorbooks International

Flying The Hump - In Original World War II Color

by Jeff Ethell & Don Downie
Published in 1995 by Motorbooks International

WWII War Eagles in Original Color - Global Air War

by Jeffrey L. Ethell and Warren M. Bodie
Published in 1995 by Widewing Publications

Lend-Lease Aircraft in World War II

by Arthur Pearcy
Published in 1996 by Motorbooks International

WWII Pacific War Eagles in Original Color - China/Pacific Aerial Conflict

by Jeffrey L. Ethell and Warren M. Bodie
Published in 1997 by Widewing Publications

Air Force Colors Volume 3 Pacific and Home Front, 1942-47

by Dana Bell
Published in 1997 by Squadron/Signal Publications

Aircraft of World War II - A Visual Encyclopedia

by Michael Sharpe, Jerry Scutts and Dan March
Published in 1999/2001 by PRC Publishing

Shot to Hell - The Stories and Photos of Ravaged WWII Warbirds

by Cory graff
Published in 2003 by MBI Publishing Company

Camouflage & Markings: Tomahawk, Airacobra & Mohawk - RAF Northern Europe 1936-45

by R.C. Jones
Published by Ducimus Books Ltd. (year unknown)
Smaller monograph


Magazine Articles About the P-40


Air War Over N.W. Africa

by Jack H. Kauffman
Air Combat 1939-1945 Vol.2 No.5 1969

Ferry Flight

by C.H. Laughlin
AAHS Journal Spring 1978 Ferrying P-40Es to the AVG

Curtiss P-40: Last of the Hawks Heritage - The Curtiss P-40 Story Part I

by Peter M. Bowers
Airpower March 1983

Heritage of the Hawk: The Curtiss P-40 Story Part II - The Tomahawks and Kittyhawks Fly Into Combat!

by Peter M. Bowers
Wings April 1983

Heritage of the Hawk: The Curtiss P-40 Story Part III - Twilight of the Curtiss P-40

by Peter M. Bowers
Airpower May 1983

Good God Almighty, Yonder They Come! - 20th PS over Clark Field on December 8th, 1941

by William H. Bartsch
Fighter Pilots in Aerial Combat Number 12 Spring 1984

Warhawk Ace in the Solomons - Cy Gladen & the 44th FS at Guadalcanal

by Jack Cook
Fighter Pilots in Aerial Combat Number 13 Summer 1984

Long-Range Ferry Part One

by R.T. Smith
Air Classics June 1986 Ferrying P-40Es to the AVG

Long-Range Ferry Part Two

by R.T. Smith
Air Classics July 1986 Ferrying P-40Es to the AVG

One Hundred Hawks for China

by Daniel Ford
Air & Space April/May 1988

The Flying Tigers: An Endangered Species!

by Robert T. Smith
Air Classics June 1988

Flying Tiger Down!

by Robert Bergin
Air Classics September 1993

The Victorious Vees

by Pat Plummer
Wings August 1997

American Volunteer Group - The 'Flying Tigers'

by Robert F. Dorr
Wings of Fame Volume 9 1997

Built in Buffalo

by Warren E. Thompson
Combat Aircraft July 1999

Built in Buffalo

by Warren Thompson and John Heathcott
Wings of Fame Volume 17 1999

Big Finish - The P-40 Warhawk Finally Gets Its Due

by Marshall Lumsden
Air & Space November 2000

Lost and Leaderless

by Ralph A. Baxter and Norm Zareski
Wings December 2001 Doomed P-40s of the 57th PG

Flight Journal Special Issue - P-40 Warhawk

Summer 2004

The Tiger Legend... And How It Grew

by The Publishers
Air Classics unknown ish (early)

Five Meatballs for Christmas - From the Combat Record of the A.V.G.

by Peter Winston
Air Classics unknown ish (early)

The Tigers of Toungoo

by Robert Hucker
Air Classics unknown ish

Curtiss Kittyhawk in RAF Service

by Richard Ward
Tamiya Model Magazine unknown ish

Australian Kittyhawks

by Richard Ward
Tamiya Model Magazine unknown ish


P-40 Magazine Odds 'n Ends


Air Combat 1939-1945 Vol.4 No.5 1972

Two photos only, one RAAF and one USAAF overall yellow 'hotrod'

Airfoil Vol.1 No.1 Winter 1983

One photo of 35th FS P-40N

Fighter Pilots in Aerial Combat Number 14 Fall 1984

One photo of 25th FS P-40N

The WASP - Women Airforce Service Pilots

by Joe Mizrahi
Airpower May 2001
One photo showing dozens of P-40Ns and C-46s

Col. Robert L. Scott's P-40's with the 23rd Fighter Group

by Barrett Tillman and Dave Brown
IPMS USA Quarterly unknown ish
Dated material and line illustrations, but still worth having

Frank Smikel Comments About P-40s on Guadalcanal

by Frank Smikel
IPMS USA Quarterly same unknown ish as above
Short piece based on conversations with Major Floyd Creech, 44th FS

RNZAF P-40M of F/O G.B. Fisken

by 'Bunny' d' E.C. Darby, Barry Pattison and C. Graham
IPMS USA Quarterly unknown ish
Wairarapa Wildcat
Dated material and line illustrations, but still worth having

Hot Stuff from Australia

by Barry Pattison and C. Graham
IPMS USA Quarterly unknown ish
P-40N 'Hot Stuff' 78 Sqn, RAAF
Dated material and line illustrations, but still worth having