P-40's

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The NZ P-40 specialists are Pioneer Aero, of course, also of Ardmore, with a good dozen or so under their belt.

Pioneer Aero in NZ seem to have done more than their fair share of P-40s in recent years

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Pioneer Aero in NZ seem to have done more than their fair share of P-40s in recent years

There’s an example in Northern Califonia that was restored to airworthy in NZ about 5 years ago but never flown. It has recently been placed on the US register, so hopefully will take to the air at some point.

Isn’t there a radial-engined Hawk being done in NZ?

You’re right, it is a P-36 owned by Mike Nichols, but I don’t know how far along it is.

Cheers,
Richard

We need ‘P-40’ Ben. 🙂

There’s an example in Northern Califonia that was restored to airworthy in NZ about 5 years ago but never flown. It has recently been placed on the US register, so hopefully will take to the air at some point.

Isn’t there a radial-engined Hawk being done in NZ?

There are a couple at the late Murray Griffith’s Precision Aerospace in Wangaratta, Victoria, including one project that’s just changed owners, plus the multiple wing sets they’ve been doing there. That’s where the TFC P-40F came from. How Murray’s recent tragic death will affect the business, I don’t know.

The RNZAF Museum should be progressing on their static reconversion of a P-40F to Allison power.

I don’t believe there’s any P-40s at Avspecs at the moment, the P-40C was the latest from them. The NZ P-40 specialists are Pioneer Aero, of course, also of Ardmore, with a good dozen or so under their belt.

In real terms, we’ve just seen a wave of P-40 restorations come to flying fruition in the last few years, with less awaiting completion currently.

The Seattle FHC P-40C has been finally been repainted, sadly another inevitable, and for that aircraft inappropriate (but at least properly done) AVG scheme.

HTH

The Tristate Warbird Museum http://www.tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org/ in Batavia, Ohio have a RNZAF P-40M (NZ3119) which will be airworthy any day now.

Cheers,
Richard

P 40 Restorations

Try AVSPECS located at Ardmore Aerodrome , Auckland New Zealand. They are also Spitfire restorers and are well on the way to completion of Yeagens flying Mossie.

Stan