Aircraft AK987 Data

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AK987
1942 Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk 1A, c/n 18731
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Aircraft AK987, Air Force Museum 2020, at KFFO, photo by Florida Metal
Florida Metal
@ KFFO
Aircraft AK987, At The Museum of the United States Air Force Dayton Ohio., at KFFO, photo by kenvidkid
kenvidkid
@ KFFO
Aircraft AK987, Getting a right-side view, at DWF, photo by Glenn E. Chatfield
Glenn E. Chatfield
@ DWF
Aircraft AK987, The Shark Mouth!, at DWF, photo by Glenn E. Chatfield
Glenn E. Chatfield
@ DWF
Airframe Info
Manufacturer Curtiss
Model P-40E Kittyhawk 1A Search all Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk 1A
Year built 1942
Construction Number (C/N) 18731
Aircraft Type Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats 1
Number of Engines 1
Engine Type Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model Allison V-1710-39
Also Registered As
N5673N De-registered
N1237N De-registered
1068 Withdrawn from service
Aircraft
Registration Number AK987
Current Status Preserved
Owner
Owner National Museum of the United States Air Force
Address , Dayton, OH
United States
User Comments
Malcolm Clarke, 2018-07-07 13:21:29
Originally ordered as a Kittyhawk 1a AK987 for the Royal Air Force. Then to the Royal Canadian Air Force as 1068 and to the US civil register as P-40E N1237N, and to N5673N. Crashed Fostoria, OJ December 1 1958. Restored as an exhibit at the USAFM, Dayton, Ohio.