The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk easily got lost among the more glamorous names of World War II fighter aircraft like the P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, and P-51 Mustang. While the Warhawk saw extensive ...

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the P-40 (Flying Tigers, anyone?), and so forth). However, none of those aforementioned planes quite achieved the true game-changer status during “The Big One” that the P-51 DMustang did.

A similar display salutes World War II's first flying Ace, Buzz Wagner. And a full-sized replica of Wagner's Curtiss P-40 Warhawk greets visitors alongside the airfield's parking lot.