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Curtiss P40
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The Curtiss P40, AKA Warhawk, Tomahawk or Kittyhawk depending on variant and unit the plane was attached to.
The Warhawk was the name adopted for all variants by the United States Marine Corps, but the Tomahawk was the name given to models P40B-C, and then the later variants P40D were renamed Kittyhawk.
Due to it's underpowered engine, it was "Easy meat" for the enemy forces in Western European theatre's of war, so was pulled from action in Europe and despatched to the Pacific, Asias and Eastern Europe where believe it or not, was very successful.
A shame that out of the 13,738 built between 1939-1944, only 16 remain airworthy.
Here is a rare example of one of the lucky few remaining in flight, taken at the Duxford Autumn airshow in 2008
To get the prop blur, I used shutter priority and selected 1/160
I used my monopod to help reduce camera shake on such slow shutter speeds and low light throughout the day.
2xConverter attached to the 70-200mm and full focal length 400mm used.
Resized and USM. |
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Hello Martin,
Great shot there.. You did good with the slower shutter speed to get that prop blur to show action and movement... Most people would not have tried it and would settle with a stagnant pictures here... Great job on panning there with your monopod... I will have to get one and try it...
Tfs
Regards,
Den
Hello Martin
Great effort, especially with the tele-converter on a dull day. The plane's angle and the blur on the prop give it a good sense of mvement.
Reagrds, Leslie
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