List of surviving Curtiss P-40s

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The Curtiss P-40 was an American single-engine, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft. Flown by the air forces of 28 nations, when production of the P-40 ceased in November 1944, 13,738 had been built.

Background

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By the fall of 1944, the United States Army Air Forces had already retired most of the early versions (P-40B/P-40L) and was in the midst of withdrawing the final variants from combat units. By VJ Day, the only remaining P-40 were in Operational Training Units (OTUs). These aircraft were struck-off charge and placed into storage. Most foreign users of the P-40 also quickly retired their P-40s as well – the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) stored their last P-40s in 1947 (scrapping them by 1962) and the last military to use the P-40 operationally was the Brazilian Air Force who used them until the late 1950s.

In 1947 the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) auctioned off their surplus P-40s. Mr. Fred Dyson purchased 35 P-40Es, Ms and Ns for $50.00 each, and barged them from Vancouver to Seattle to resell. Other ex-RCAF P-40s were purchased to strip the aircraft of hardware, which was in short supply after the war. For the next 30 years the RCAF machines would make up the majority of the flying P-40s. The FAA classified P-40Es and Ms as experimental aircraft, restricting their operations. The P-40N was in the limited category typical for most warbirds, but to circumvent FAA regulations many P-40Es were licensed as P-40Ns.

The Korean War in 1950 delayed USAF plans to retire the P-51 Mustang, and the Canadian P-40s were the only high performance aircraft available. It was not until the late 1950s that the P-51 became available but by this time, the Kittyhawks/Warhawks had found a popular niche for airshows. Having an aircraft which could be painted in AVG markings made them popular.

From the mid 1970s to late 1980s, collectors from the United States started traveling to former South Pacific airfields and recovered a second generation of P-40 survivors. The majority of these were RNZAF and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) veterans. Examples are still being returned to airworthy status.

The fall of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s made a third generation of P-40s survivors available and numerous examples were recovered from former battlefields near Murmansk. Other examples also included airframes being recovered from Alaskan wartime crashes during this same time frame.

There are still numerous example of wrecked P-40s that have yet to be recovered in China, United States, Canada as well as Russia in addition to the South Pacific sites. Many governments regulate wreck site recoveries and have placed many off-limits so as to remain untouched as grave sites, somewhat limiting further recoveries.

Surviving aircraft

=Australia=

;Airworthy

;;P-40E

  • 41-25109/VH-KTY – owned by Pay's Air Service PTY LTD in Scone, New South Wales. Was NZ3094 with the RNZAF.[http://casa-query.funnelback.com/search/search.cgi?collection=casa_aircraft_register&profile=_default&collection=casa_aircraft_register&form=&query=p-40&meta_v_sand=&Search=Search&session=1344335542 "CASA Registry: VH KTY"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123073758/http://casa-query.funnelback.com/search/search.cgi?collection=casa_aircraft_register&profile=_default&collection=casa_aircraft_register&form=&query=p-40&meta_v_sand=&Search=Search&session=1344335542 |date=23 January 2016 }} Civil Aviation Safety Authority Retrieved: 12 June 2014.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-4125109.html "P-40E Warhawk/41-25109"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.
  • 41-25158/VH-AK4 – owned by Andrew Kennedy in Gunnedah, New South Wales. This p40 was NZ3009 with RNZAF. It was famously owned by the Old Flying Machine company from 1994 to 2002 and flown by Ray Hanna. The aircraft made its first flight in Australia on April 24th 2024 in the hands of Kennedy. {{Cite web |date=2024-05-26 |title=NEW WARBIRD FLYING IN AUSTRALIA – P-40E-1 KITTYHAWK 41-25158 |url=https://downunderaviationnews.wordpress.com/new-warbird-flying-in-australia-p-40e-1-kittyhawk-41-25158/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Down Under Aviation News |language=en}}

;;P-40F

  • 41-14112/VH-HWK – owned by Judy Pay of the Old Aeroplane Company in Tyabb, Victoria.[http://casa-query.funnelback.com/search/search.cgi?collection=casa_aircraft_register&profile=_default&collection=casa_aircraft_register&form=&query=p-40&meta_v_sand=&Search=Search&session=1344335542 "CASA Registry: VH HWK"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123073758/http://casa-query.funnelback.com/search/search.cgi?collection=casa_aircraft_register&profile=_default&collection=casa_aircraft_register&form=&query=p-40&meta_v_sand=&Search=Search&session=1344335542 |date=23 January 2016 }} Civil Aviation Safety Authority Retrieved: 12 June 2014.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-4114112.html "P-40F Warhawk/41-14112"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.

;;P-40N

  • 42-104687/VH-ZOC – owned by Arthur Pipe & Steel Australia PTY LTD in East Albury, New South Wales. Was NZ3125 in RNZAF service.[http://casa-query.funnelback.com/search/search.cgi?collection=casa_aircraft_register&profile=_default&collection=casa_aircraft_register&form=&query=p-40&meta_v_sand=&Search=Search&session=1344335542 "CASA Registry: VH ZOC"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123073758/http://casa-query.funnelback.com/search/search.cgi?collection=casa_aircraft_register&profile=_default&collection=casa_aircraft_register&form=&query=p-40&meta_v_sand=&Search=Search&session=1344335542 |date=23 January 2016 }} Civil Aviation Safety Authority Retrieved: 12 June 2014.
  • 42-104986/VH-PFO – owned by the P40N PTY LTD in Caboolture, Queensland. This P40 is a combat veteran having seen service over New Guinea. On February 14th 1944 the aircraft shot down a KI 61 but was forced to crash land because of damage sustained during the battle. Pilot Nelson D. Flack, Jr survived the crash and made it back to allied lines after 17 days in the jungle. His plane was discovered in 2004 and brought to Australia for restoration. The aircraft took flight on March 3rd 2016 in the hands of then owner Doug Hamilton.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-12 |title=Curtiss Kittyhawk P40N VH-PFO – Pacific Survivor {{!}} Warbirds Online |url=https://www.warbirdsonline.com.au/2019/02/12/curtiss-kittyhawk-p40n-vh-pfo-pacific-survivor/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=www.warbirdsonline.com.au |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=PacificWrecks.com |title=Pacific Wrecks - P-40N-5-CU Warhawk Serial Number 42-104986 |url=https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-40/42-104986.html |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=pacificwrecks.com |language=en}}

;On display

;;P-40E

  • 41-36084 (RAAF serial A29-133) – Australian War Memorial in Canberra.[http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/REL/20242/ "P-40E Warhawk/41-36084"] Australian War Memorial Retrieved: 12 June 2014.

;;P-40N

  • 42-104947 – Precision Aerospace/Pacific Fighters Museum in Victoria, Australia.[http://www.pacificwrecks.com/restore/australia/precision.html "P-40N Warhawk/42-104947"] pacific wrecks Retrieved: 12 June 2014.

;Under restoration

;;P-40E

  • 41-35974/VH-AJY – owned by Reevers Pastoral PTY LTD in Mylor, South Australia.[http://casa-query.funnelback.com/search/search.cgi?collection=casa_aircraft_register&profile=_default&collection=casa_aircraft_register&form=&query=p-40&meta_v_sand=&Search=Search&session=1344335542 "CASA Registry: VH AJY"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123073758/http://casa-query.funnelback.com/search/search.cgi?collection=casa_aircraft_register&profile=_default&collection=casa_aircraft_register&form=&query=p-40&meta_v_sand=&Search=Search&session=1344335542 |date=23 January 2016 }} Civil Aviation Safety Authority Retrieved: 12 June 2014.
  • 41-5336 (RAAF serial A29-28) – RAAF Museum in RAAF Point Cook, Victoria.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-415336.html "P-40E Warhawk/41-5336"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.
  • 41-5632 (RAAF serial A29-71) – under restoration by Ben Saunders in Melbourne, Victoria.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-415632.html "P-40E Warhawk/41-5632"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.
  • 41-13522 (RAAF serial A29-53) – under restoration by Moorabbin Air Museum in Melbourne, Victoria.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-4113522.html "P-40E Warhawk/41-13522"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.
  • 41-35984 – under restoration by P-40E Syndicate in Queensland.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-4135984.html "P-40E Warhawk/41-35984"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.
  • 41-36843 – under restoration by Murray Griffiths in Deniliquin, New South Wales.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-4136843.html "P-40E Warhawk/41-36843"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.

;;P-40N

  • 42-104954 – under restoration by Edwin Sedgman in Melbourne, Victoria.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-42104954.html "P-40N Warhawk/42-104954"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.
  • 42-104728 (RAAF serial A29-446) – under restoration by Keith W. Hopper in Wangaratta, Victoria.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-42105051.html "P-40N Warhawk/42-105051"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.
  • 42-105472 – under restoration by Bruno Carnival in Melbourne, Victoria.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-42105472.html "P-40N Warhawk/42-105472"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.
  • 42-105513 – under restoration by Ian Whitney Romsey, Victoria.

=Belgium=

;Airworthy

;;P-40E

  • 41-13570/OO-WHK – restored for Pioneer Aero Ltd, Ardmore, Auckland. Equipped with two seats and dual control.[http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/project/p40e-s41-13570/ "P-40E S#41-13570"] Pioneer Aero Restorations, 27 July 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2016. Recovered from a lake in Russia in August 1997.[http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/sheppard/p40recovery/ "P-40 Recovery in Russia"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221041025/http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/sheppard/p40recovery// |date=21 December 2016 }} Lend Lease on airforce.ru. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

=Brazil=

;P-40N

  • 44-7700 – Museu Aerospacial, Rio de Janeiro.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-447700.html "P-40N Warhawk/44-7700"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.

=Canada=

;On display

;;P-40E

  • AL135 – Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-al135.html "P-40E Warhawk/AL135"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.

=Egypt=

;P-40

  • ET574 – Found in the desert in 2012. As of 2018, displayed at a museum in El Alamein in a faux paint scheme.

=France=

;Airworthy

;;P-40N

  • 42-105915 – Christian Amara/SDPA in La Ferté-Alais.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-42105915.html "P-40N Warhawk/42-105915"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.

;Wrecks

  • s/n unknown – A fairly complete wreck of a P-40 is immersed in 18 feet of water near the semi-decommissioned French fleet air arm station of Aspretto, Ajaccio, Corsica. It was found in much deeper waters by military divers and moved in present time location for training purposes. It is theoretically off limits but has been much dived in the past 30 years, images and video footage are visible on internet.[http://www.legallais.net/2014/02/epave-du-p40-curtiss-de-la-base-daspretto-ajaccio-12m-le-07-05-2013/ "P-40 Warhawk/unknown"] legallais.net Retrieved: 12 January 2015.

=Italy=

;P-40L

  • 42-10857 – on display in its recovered condition at the Piana delle Orme near Latina, Lazio.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-4210857.html "P-40L Warhawk/42-10857"]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.

=New Zealand=

;Airworthy

;;P-40N

  • 42-104730/A29-448 – Warbird Adventure Rides Ltd in Auckland as ZK-CAG.{{Cite web |url=http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Air_Mod_List.asp?Model_ID=1232 |title="CAA Registry: ZH-CAG" Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand Retrieved: 12 June 2014. |access-date=12 June 2014 |archive-date=26 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126150144/http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Air_Mod_List.asp?Model_ID=1232 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-42104730.html "P-40N Warhawk/42-104730"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.

;On display

;;P-40E

  • 41-36385/NZ3039 – Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland.[http://www.motat.org.nz/explore/objects/curtiss-p40-kittyhawk-nz3039- "P-40E Warhawk/41-36385"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115184602/http://www.motat.org.nz/explore/objects/curtiss-p40-kittyhawk-nz3039- |date=15 January 2014 }} Museum of Transport and Technology Retrieved: 29 May 2014.

;;P-40F

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  • 41-14205 – restored to E-model status and on display at the RNZAF Museum in represented RNZAF colours as "NZ3000".[http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/main/Curtiss_P-40E_Kittyhawk/ "P-40F Warhawk/41-14205"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031095154/http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/main/Curtiss%5FP%2D40E%5FKittyhawk/ |date=31 October 2013 }} RNZAF Museum. Retrieved: 29 May 2014.
  • 43-22962/NZ3220 – on display at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre on loan from the Smith family, Blenheim, New Zealand.[http://warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-4322962.html "P-40N Warhawk/43-22962"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 May 2014.

;Under restoration

;;P-40E

  • 41-35916 – under restoration to fly for John Saunders at Omaka using some ex-RNZAF parts.[http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/25473/rnzaf-40e-build "RNZAF P-40E Build"] Dave Homewood, Wings Over New Zealand, 14 June 2017. Retrieved: 21 July 2017. Will be dual control.[http://docshare03.docshare.tips/files/30603/306038393.pdf "Deux nouveaux P-40 ont repris l’air, en Australie et aux États-Unis"] Le Fana de l'Aviation No.557, April 2016 pg5. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  • 41-36410/NZ3043 – restoration to airworthy by Mike Nicholls and John Saunders at Omaka Airfield in Blenheim, New Zealand.[http://warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-4136410.html "P-40E Warhawk/41-36410"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 May 2014.

;;P-40N

  • 42-104751/NZ3147 – restoration to flying with Pioneer Aero Ltd, Ardmore Airfield for Brett Nicholls. Rebuild will include rear seat and dual controls{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
  • 42-104746/NZ3143 – restoration to airworthy by Chris Evans at Napier, New Zealand.

;Stored

;;P-40K

  • 42-10178/A29-183 – stored pending restoration by Graham Orphan in Blenheim.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-4210178.html "P-40K Warhawk/42-10178"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.

=Thailand=

;P-40C

  • AK498 – on display as a crashed diorama at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum.[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40registry/p40-ak498.html "P-40C Warhawk/AK498"] warbirdregistry.org Retrieved: 29 April 2011.

=United Kingdom=

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;Airworthy

;;P-40C

  • 41-13357 – The Fighter Collection at IWM Duxford.[http://fighter-collection.com/cft/curtiss-p-40c-n80fr/ "P-40C Warhawk/41-13357"] The Fighter Collection Retrieved 27 March 2015.

;;P-40F

File:Curtiss P-40F Warhawk Lee's Hope X-17 Duxford 2024 01.jpg

  • 41-19841 – The Fighter Collection at IWM Duxford.[http://fighter-collection.com/cft/curtiss-p-40f-warhawk/ "P-40F Warhawk/41-19841"] The Fighter Collection Retrieved 27 March 2015.

;;P-40M

  • 43-5802 – Hangar 11 Collection in North Weald, Essex.[http://hangar11.co.uk/kittyhawk.html "P-40M Warhawk/43-5802"] Hangar 11 Collection Retrieved: 24 April 2012.

;On display

;;P-40N

  • 42-106101/A29-556 – Royal Air Force Museum London.[http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/collections/aircraft/aircraft-history/1994-1347-A%20Curtiss%20Kittyhawk%20FX670.pdf "P-40N Warhawk/42-106101"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405195553/http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/collections/aircraft/aircraft-history/1994-1347-A%20Curtiss%20Kittyhawk%20FX670.pdf |date=5 April 2011 }} RAFM London Record Retrieved: 9 March 2012.

;Under Restoration

;;P-40N

  • 42-104949 Kathleen II – to airworthiness by Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. Trustee in Bungay, Suffolk. Flown by the comedian Dan Rowan in World War II.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N537BR "FAA Registry: N537BR."] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.

=United States=

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;Airworthy

;;P-40B

  • 41-13297 – based at American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=284CF "FAA Registry: N284CF"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.americanheritagemuseum.org/aircrafts/curtiss-p-40b-tomahawk/ |title=Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk |website=americanheritagemuseum.org |accessdate=November 28, 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/11/27/worlds-only-warhawk-from-pearl-harbor-restored-and-in-massachusetts/ |title=World's only Warhawk from Pearl Harbor restored and in Massachusetts |first=Joe |last=Dwinell |website=Boston Herald |url-access=limited |date=November 27, 2020 |accessdate=November 28, 2020}}

;;P-40C/Tomahawk IIB

  • 41-13390 – based at Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2689 "FAA Registry: N2689"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[http://www.flyingheritage.com/Explore/The-Collection/United-States/Curtiss-P-40C-Tomahawk.aspx "P-40C Warhawk/41-13390"] Flying Heritage Collection Retrieved: 15 January 2018.
  • AK295 – privately owned in Hillsboro, Oregon.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=295RL "FAA Registry: N295RL"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.

;;P-40D/Kittyhawk I

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  • AK752 – based at Stonehenge Air Museum in Lincoln County, Montana.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=440PE "FAA Registry: N440PE"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[http://stone-henge.net/?page_id=38 "Kittyhawk IA/AK752"] Stonehenge Air Museum Retrieved: 19 August 2014.
  • AK827 – based at Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40245 "FAA Registry: N40245"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[https://yanksair.org/collection/p-40e-warhawk/?_sft_manufacturer_inventor=curtiss "Kittyhawk IA/AK827"] Yanks Air Museum Retrieved: 26 January 2018.
  • AK905 – based at Frasca Air Museum in Champaign, Illinois.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40PE "FAA Registry: N40PE"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.
  • AK933 – based at Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=94466 "FAA Registry: N94466"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[https://warhawkairmuseum.org/planes/sneak-attack/ "Kittyhawk IA/AK933"] Warhawk Museum Retrieved: 15 January 2018.
  • AK940 – based at Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon. Painted as 41-13521.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=940AK "FAA Registry: N940AK."] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[http://www.ericksoncollection.com/p40-kittyhawk "Kittyhawk IA/AK940"] Erickson Aircraft Collection. Retrieved: 15 April 2019.
  • AL152 – based at War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=95JB "FAA Registry: N95JB"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[http://www.war-eagles-air-museum.com/exhibit.php?id=20 "Kittyhawk IA/AL152"] War Eagles Air Museum Retrieved: 1 October 2013.

;;P-40E/Kittyhawk IA

  • ET564 – based at Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1941P "FAA Registry: N1941P"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.{{Cite web |title=Curtiss P-40 |url=https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/aircraft/curtiss-p-40/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Military Aviation Museum |language=en-US}}
  • 41-5709 – based at Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, North Dakota.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2416X "FAA Registry: N2416X"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[https://dakotaterritoryairmuseum.com/about/#aircraft "P-40E Warhawk/41-5709"] Dakota Territory Air Museum. Retrieved: 8 August 2019.

;;P-40K

  • 42-9733 – privately owned in Danville, Illinois.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9733 "FAA Registry: N9733"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.
  • 42-10083 – based at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=402WH "FAA Registry: N402WH"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[http://fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/aircraft/curtiss_p40/curtiss.html "P-40 Warhawk/42-10083"] Fagens Fighters WWII Museum Retrieved: 16 July 2014.
  • 42-10256 Aleutian Tiger – based at Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant, Texas.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=401WH "FAA Registry: N401WH"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[https://midamericaflightmuseum.com/warbirds/ "P-40K Warhawk/42-10256"] Mid America Flight Museum. Retrieved: 13 August 2019.

;;P-40M

  • 43-5508 – privately owned in Houston, Texas.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40DF "FAA Registry: N40DF"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.
  • 43-5795 The Jacky C II – based at American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, New York.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1232N "FAA Registry: N1232N"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[http://americanairpowermuseum.com/2014/01/01/curtiss-wright-p40-warhawk/ "P-40M Warhawk/43-5795"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215523/http://americanairpowermuseum.com/2014/01/01/curtiss-wright-p40-warhawk/ |date=14 July 2014 }} American Airpower Museum Retrieved: 4 October 2013.
  • 43-5813/NZ3119 – based at Tri-State Warbird Museum in Batavia, Ohio.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5813 "FAA Registry: N5813"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[http://www.tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org/being-restored.html "P-40M Warhawk/NZ3119"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207210200/http://tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org/being-restored.html |date=7 December 2013 }} Tri-State Warbird Museum Retrieved: 1 October 2013.

;;P-40N

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  • 42-104827 – privately owned in Huntington, Indiana.{{Citation needed|reason=not listed in FAA registry|date=September 2021}}
  • 42-104977 – privately owned in Winter Park, Florida.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=977WH "FAA Registry: N977WH"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.
  • 42-105120 – privately owned in Okeechobee, Florida.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=692CK "FAA Registry: N692CK"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.
  • 42-105192 – based at Planes of Fame in Chino, California.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85104 "FAA Registry: N85104"]FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130323142110/http://planesoffame.org/index.php?mact=staircraft,cntnt01,default,0&cntnt01what=stplanes&cntnt01alias=P-40N&cntnt01returnid=128 "P-40N Warhawk/42-105192"] Planes of Fame Retrieved: 23 October 2013
  • 42-105306 – based at North Bay Air Museum in Sonoma, California.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540TP "FAA Registry: N540TP"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151204174805/http://www.northbayairmuseum.org/take-flight/ "P-40N Warhawk/42-105306"] North Bay Air Museum Retrieved: 17 April 2019.
  • 42-105861 – privately owned in Clarkston, Washington.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49FG "FAA Registry: N49FG."] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.
  • 42-105867 – based at Commemorative Air Force (P-40 Sponsor Group) in Fredericksburg, Texas.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1226N"FAA Registry: N1226N"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[http://p-40n.blogspot.com/ "P-40N Warhawk/42-105867"] Commemorative Air Force Retrieved: 10 July 2014.
  • 42-105875 – privately owned in Eugene, Oregon. Operated as NZ3184 with the RNZAF. Restored to flight in early 2023 in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, after restoration by Precision Airmotive. It was later shipped to the U.S.{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=787462326161540&set=a.420939696147140&type=3&ref=embed_post |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.facebook.com}}{{better source needed|date=January 2025}}
  • 42-106396 – based at Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1195N "FAA Registry: N1195N"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[https://warhawkairmuseum.org/planes/parrot-head/ "P-40N Warhawk/42-106396"] Warhawk Air Museum Retrieved: 15 January 2018.
  • 44-7084 – based at Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=999CD "FAA Registry: N999CD"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[http://www.palmspringsairmuseum.org/aircrafts.htm "P-40N Warhawk/44-7084"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317173342/http://palmspringsairmuseum.org/aircrafts.htm |date=17 March 2012 }} Palm Springs Air Museum Retrieved: 1 October 2013.
  • 44-7369 – based at Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40PN "FAA Registry: N40PN"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/index.php/component/content/article/59 "P-40N Warhawk/44-7369"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215933/http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/index.php/component/content/article/59 |date=4 October 2013 }} Cavanaugh Flight Museum Retrieved: 1 October 2013. Removed from public display when the museum indefinitely closed on 1 January 2024. To be moved to North Texas Regional Airport in Denison, Texas.{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Cole |date=1 January 2024 |title=Historic Addison flight museum announces closure |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/addison-texas-cavanaugh-flight-museum-closing/287-85fe72cf-3131-4919-88ed-e92d8cfa30c0 |work=WFAA |location=Dallas, Texas |access-date=4 January 2024}}

;;TP-40N

  • 44-47923 – based at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=923 "FAA Registry: N923"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[https://www.fantasyofflight.com/collection/aircraft/currently-not-showing-in-museum/wwii/1944-curtiss-tp-40n/ "TP-40N Warhawk/44-47923"] Fantasy of Flight Retrieved: 15 January 2018. Operated by museum owner Kermit Weeks and registered N923, it is the world's only airworthy trainer-variant P-40. Additionally, the aircraft was briefly featured at the beginning of the 1973 CBS made-for-television movie Birds of Prey, starring David Janssen and Ralph Meeker.
  • 42-104721 – based at Collings Foundation in Stow, Massachusetts. This is a rebuild of the same aircraft that originally was at Evergreen, which was based on the wreck of P-40K 42-9749, recovered from Alaska where it had originally served in the Aleutians, and originally restored as a P-40K. Now the airframe has been rebuilt as a factory-built TP-40N with the serial number 42-104721 newly assigned, an identity from a wrecked and parceled-out P-40N that was recovered from New Guinea where it had originally served with the RAAF as A29-499.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=293FR "FAA Registry: N293FR"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[https://www.collingsfoundation.org/aircrafts/curtiss-tp-40n-warhawk/ "TP-40N Warhawk/42-104721."] Collings Foundation Retrieved: 9 May 2017.

;On display

;;P-40C/Tomahawk IIB

;;P-40D/Kittyhawk I

  • AK875 – Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia.[http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19650242000 "Kittyhawk IA/AK875"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402165305/http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19650242000 |date=2 April 2011 }} National Air and Space Museum Retrieved: 17 April 2012.

;;P-40E/Kittyhawk IA

  • AK803/1034 – Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon. Formerly resident at Victoria International Airport in British Columbia[http://www.rcafkittyhawk.com/history.htm "P-40E Warhawk/AK803"] RCAF Kittyhawk Retrieved: 29 March 2012. and the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, Blenheim.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ww2aero.com/maude-p-40e-arrives-omaka-aviation-heritage-centre-new-ww2-exhibit/ |title="Maude P-40E Arrives At Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre For New WW2 Exhibit" WWII Aero Retrieved 30 August 2016. |access-date=30 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924050507/http://www.ww2aero.com/maude-p-40e-arrives-omaka-aviation-heritage-centre-new-ww2-exhibit/ |archive-date=24 September 2016 |url-status=dead }} For sale as of June 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.classicwings.com/classic-aircraft-sales.php|title=Classic Aircraft Sales – Yakolev Yak 11 & 3, De Havilland DH90 Dragonfly, Reliable and low maintenance RNZAF BAE167 Strikemaster|website=www.classicwings.com}}
  • AK979 – Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.[https://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/exhibits/curtiss-p-40e-warhawk-fighter/ "Kittyhawk IA/AK979"] Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Retrieved: 19 July 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/aircraft/curtiss-p-40e-warhawk/ |title=Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (Fighter) |website=pearlharboraviationmuseum.org |accessdate=November 28, 2020}}[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40ft "FAA Registry: N40FT"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021. This airplane was the mascot of the former Flying Tiger Line, currently owned by FedEx,{{cite web |url=https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/blog/p-40-warhawks-and-claire-chennaults-flying-tigers-pearl-harbor/ |title=P-40 Warhawks and Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers (Pearl Harbor) |website=pearlharboraviationmuseum.org |date=May 20, 2010 |accessdate=November 28, 2020}} and is maintained in airworthy condition (but not in current inspection status).{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
  • AK987 – National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio.[https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196309/curtiss-p-40e-warhawk/ "Kittyhawk IA/AK987"] National Museum of the USAF Retrieved: 15 January 2018.

;;P-40N

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  • 42-105270 – Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill AFB in Utah. This aircraft is actually a composite of a P-40E fiberglass replica and a wrecked P-40N recovered from Alaska. The dataplates were unreadable so the Hill Aerospace Museum chose the serial number of a scrapped P-40 that had been flown by the same squadron that the wrecked aircraft belonged to.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161019064623/http://www.hill.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/397261/p-40-warhawk "P-40N Warhawk/42-105270"] Hill Aerospace Museum Retrieved: 15 January 2018.
  • 42-105927 – Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB in Warner Robins, Georgia.[http://www.museumofaviation.org/portfolio/p-40n-warhawk/ "P-40N Warhawk/42-105927"] Museum of Aviation Retrieved: 15 January 2018.
  • 44-7192 – Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10626 "FAA Registry: N10626"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.[http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/curtiss-p-40n-warhawk "P-40N Warhawk/44-7192"] Museum of Flight Retrieved: 1 October 2013.
  • 44-7619 – Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[http://www.airzoo.org/page.php?page_id=206 "P-40N Warhawk/44-7619"] Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum Retrieved: 1 October 2013.

;Under restoration or in storage

;;P-40D/Kittyhawk I

  • AK863 – in storage at Fagen's Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7205A "FAA Registry: N7205A"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.
  • AL171 – in storage at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62435 "FAA Registry: N62435"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.

;;P-40E/Kittyhawk IA

  • 40-401 – stored pending restoration to airworthiness by private owner in Sonoma, California.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=95665 "FAA Registry: N95665"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.

;;P-40K

  • 42-45946 – stored pending restoration to airworthiness by private owner in Anchorage, Alaska.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45946 "FAA Registry: N45946"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.
  • 42-45984 – for static display at the Pima Air & Space Museum adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. Crashed in 1942 in New Guinea, it was recovered in 2000 and donated to the Pima Air & Space Museum in 2002.[http://www.pimaair.org/visit/aircraft-by-name/item/curtiss-p-40k-kittyhawk "P-40K Warhawk/42-45984"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092557/http://www.pimaair.org/visit/aircraft-by-name/item/curtiss-p-40k-kittyhawk |date=7 April 2014 }} Pima Air & Space Museum Retrieved: 7 April 2014.

;;P-40N

  • 42-104818/A29-405 – stored pending restoration by private owner in California.[http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/curtiss.pdf "Curtiss"] Geoff Goodall, Warbirds Directory V6 Retrieved: 21 July 2017.
  • 42-104959 – stored pending restoration to airworthiness by private owner in Wilmington, Delaware.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=959FT "FAA Registry: N959FT"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.
  • 42-104961 – for static display at the Pima Air & Space Museum adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. Crashed in 1943 in New Guinea, it was recovered in 1974 by the Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation and loaned to the Pima Air & Space Museum in 2004.[http://www.pimaair.org/visit/aircraft-by-name/item/curtiss-p-40n-kittyhawk "P-40N Warhawk/42-104961"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092830/http://www.pimaair.org/visit/aircraft-by-name/item/curtiss-p-40n-kittyhawk |date=7 April 2014 }} Pima Air & Space Museum Retrieved: 7 April 2014.
  • 42-105079 – stored pending restoration to airworthiness by private owner in Springfield, Illinois.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=405CU "FAA Registry: N405CU"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.
  • 42-106109 – stored pending restoration to airworthiness by private owner in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1316S "FAA Registry: N1316S"] FAA.gov Retrieved: 21 July 2021.

Replicas

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  • P-40 mounted on pad at Wheeler AAF (former Wheeler AFB), Hawaii.{{cite web |url=http://www.army.mil/media/28384/ |title=Historic P-40 aircraft returns to 'action' near Kawamura Gate |website=army.mil |first=Loran |last=Doane |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023131039/http://www.army.mil/media/28384/ |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |via=Wayback Machine}}
  • P-40 mounted on pylon at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts.{{cite web|url=https://www.hanscom.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/382274/restoration-of-the-stump-jumper-a-team-effort/|title=Restoration of 'the Stump Jumper' a team effort > Hanscom Air Force Base > Display|website=www.hanscom.af.mil|date=12 December 2012 }}
  • P-40 (s/n 191) suspended from wires in the [https://www.usskidd.com/ USS Kidd Veterans Museum] in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.{{Cn|date=August 2024}}
  • P-40E mounted on pylon at Peterson Air and Space Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado.{{cite web |url=http://petemuseum.org/museum-tour-aerial-photos-campus-displays/ |title=Museum Tour & Aerial Photos |website=petemuseum.org |accessdate=November 28, 2020}}
  • P-40E (taxiable) displayed at the Classic Flyers Museum in Tauranga, New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://www.classicflyersnz.com/Aviation+Museum/Aircraft+Exhibits.html |title=Aircraft Exhibits |website=classicflyersnz.com |accessdate=November 28, 2020 |quote=This aircraft was restored from a wreck that was discovered in the one of the Pacific Islands.}} Includes parts from P-40E and P-40N wrecks.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
  • P-40E suspended from wires in Hangar 37 of the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Ford Island, Hawaii.{{cite web |url=https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/aircraft/curtiss-p-40e-warhawk-pursuit-fighter/ |title=Curtiss P-40E Warhawk (Pursuit Fighter) |website=pearlharboraviationmuseum.org |accessdate=November 28, 2020}}
  • P-40 mounted on a pylon at Johnstown–Cambria County Airport in commemoration of Boyd Wagner, the first United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) fighter ace of World War II.

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