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RCAF Serial 1051
This P-40 was built as a Kittyhawk I for the RAF. It was purchased by the British
Purchasing Commission and did not fall under any Lend-Lease agreement, and
therefore did not receive a US Army serial number but was allocated the RAF
serial AK899. It was handed over to the Canadians and assigned the RCAF serial 1051.
All I know of her service is that she served with 111 Sqn. I hope to find out
more in the future...
After the war many RCAF aircraft were auctioned off, including a number of
Kittyhawks. This particular ship is one of many that went to Fred Dyson of
Seattle, Washington and she spent some time at Boeing Field before being purchased
by Tony Dire of Everett, Washington. AK899 spent many years on the roof of a gas
station before being shuffled around among several owners.
More specific information about this airframe can be found on the
following page...
Fred Johnson photo
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