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Tomahawk v Me 109 over Egypt

29th August 1941: Two Aces clash over the desert

Aug 29, 2021
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Two Tomahawk Mark IIBs on a test flight following assembly at No. 107 Maintenance Unit, Kasfareet, Egypt. The RAF were the first to fly the Curtis P-40 in combat, in the USAAF it was known as the Warhawk.

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