P-40B Tomahawk Turkish Air Force 2024-07-13

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P-40B Tomahawk Turkish Air Force - P-40B Tomahawk Turkish Air Force

Tomahawk MkIIB #3817 of the Turkish Air Force. The TAF obtained 42 Tomahawk IIB's from the RAF Middle East aircraft pool in 1941 and 1942. They had seen extensive service while in the RAF, and thus had a limited service life with the TAF. They were delivered to the 14th Air Battalion, 3rd Air regiment in Gaziemir. In 1943 they were transferred to the 6th Air regiment. In 1944, they were being replaced by Spitfire V's, but soldiered on until late 1946 as trainer aircraft. Their serials with...

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