This Hawk was delivered to the RAAF in August of 1943, seeing service primarily with 75 Squadron. On May 1st, 1944 the ship was issued to 78 Squadron, having been repaired after a landing accident in early April. Three days later A29-448 bellied in at Tadji Airstrip after experiencing hydraulic and electrical failures, and was eventually written off the following October.

Information concerning A29-448's post-war history will be forthcoming. However, I'd like to address the curious case of this Hawk's dual-identity. As you may or may not have noticed, the restored aircraft carries the serial A29-448 on the port side, along with the squadron code and aircraft ID letter, GA-C... but on the starboard side there are no codes, only the serial A29-1050. While A29-448 is a valid serial for a P-40N-1, A29-1050 is a code assigned to a P-40N-35... serial number 44-7884 to be exact. How exactly this dual-identity came about seems to be a mystery, as all references I have come across offer no explanation. If anyone has information concerning this, please contact the webmaster.