We were puzzled by the left side of the Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk — it sweats oil. All of the seams and rivets show the telltale glossy sheen of some sort of greasy compound on the dull paint. No matter ...

Call it the Warhawk, the Kittyhawk, or the Tomahawk. The Curtiss P-40 was a pivotal American piston engine fighter that held down the fort until P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang arrived and slowly ...

This photo of a dashing Flight Lieutenant Neville Bowker inspired the nose art that has become inescapably linked with the Flying Tigers. It isn’t a smile. It is more a predator’s sneer. Razor teeth, ...

This image tells us a little about the history FHC’s own P-40 Tomahawk. The plane was built in the U.S. but given to the Soviets to help them fight the Germans in northwest Russia. Flying over the ...

Ever wonder how WWII's American Volunteer Group got its nickname "The Flying Tigers" when the noses of their P-40 Tomahawk fighters were decorated to look like ferocious sharks at full snarl? It took ...

Ever wonder how the American Volunteer Group got its nickname "The Flying Tigers" when the noses of their P-40 Tomahawk fighters were decorated to look like sharks? It took more than 50 years for the ...