re: Vader’s Model Desk: Curtiss P-40B Warhawk

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Their descendants, the 23rd TFW are still active today, flying shark-nosed A-10s

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Now that I did not know. I knew it was common to see shark-nosed A-10s, I didn’t know they were direct descendants of the original Flying Tigers. Which, the shark-nose is so synonymous with the P-40, they kinda look funny to me when they have something else painted on the nose.



And the shark-nose was apparently rather popular on both sides. The Germans were quite fond of it.