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The Curtiss Kittyhawk or P-40E served with a wide number of Air Forces during WW2.
It was developed from the earlier Tomahawk, but never achieved the status of other allied fighters of the era.
The P-40E was used by the USAAC, and was known as the Kittyhawk 1A by other forces including the RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, and Soviet Union
It was armed with 6 x 12.7mm machine guns and could also carry bombs on underwing hardpoints.
This example is a Kittyhawk IA of 3 Squadron RAAF 1943.
It was developed from the earlier Tomahawk, but never achieved the status of other allied fighters of the era.
The P-40E was used by the USAAC, and was known as the Kittyhawk 1A by other forces including the RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, and Soviet Union
It was armed with 6 x 12.7mm machine guns and could also carry bombs on underwing hardpoints.
This example is a Kittyhawk IA of 3 Squadron RAAF 1943.
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WHO SHOT HIM DOWN -
Major Gerhard Homuth Luftwaffe
Gerhard Homuth was born on 20 September 1914 at Kiel.
He joined the navy but transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1935.
In 1937 and 1938,he was a member of the Luftwaffe aerobatic team,at that time part of 2.(J)/LG 2.
On 6 October 1939, Homuth was appointed Adjutant of I./JG 27.
He was appointed Staffelkapitän of 3./JG 27 on 1 February 1940.
He gained his first victory on 11 May, when he shot down a RAF Blenheim twin-engine bomber over Diest-Schaffen.
By the end of the French campaign, Homuth had nine victories to his credit.
He was to add a further six victories during the Battle of Britain.
In spring 1941, I./JG 27 was relocated to North Africa.
Homuth was to be particularly successful in this theatre.
Oberleutnant Homuth was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 14 June for 22 victories.
On 9 January 1942, Homuth shot down two RAAF P-40 fighters, one near Marsa el Brega and another near Gadd el Ahmar for his 38th and 39th victories.
It would appear the first of his two victories this day was the Australian ace, Sgt Ron Simes RAAF (5 destroyed, 1 probable and 1 damaged victories) of 3 RAAF Sqd, who was killed in the engagement.
He recorded his 40th victory on 9 February, when he shot down a RAF Hurricane near El Adem.
Homuth was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 27 on 8 June 1942.
He recorded three victories on 27 July (50-52), all RAF Hurricane fighters near El Hammam, and his 60th on 27 October, when he shot down a RAF Spitfire fighter near Bir Mumim Busak.
With the withdrawal of I./JG 27 from North Africa, Homuth fell ill.
In February 1943, he was assigned to the Luftwaffe delegation based at Sofia in Bulgaria as an instructor training Bulgarian fighter pilots.
Homuth returned to front line duty on 29 July 1943 as Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 54 based on the Eastern front. On 2 August 1943, on one of his first combat missions, Homuth was engaged in a 20 minute dogfight with Russian fighters.
He finally managed to shoot down an Airacobra fighter but failed to return from the mission in Fw 190 A-6 (W.Nr. 550 436).
He has remained missing ever since.
Gerhard Homuth was credited with 63 victories in approximately 450 missions.
He recorded two victories over the Eastern front.
Victory 37
9 Jan 1942
14:15
P-40
3./JG 27
Marsa el Brega
Kittyhawk MK I (AK610) of 3 RAAF Sqd flown by Sgt RH Simes RAAF (5/1/1 victories) who was killed.
Victory 38
9 Jan 1942
14:20
P-40
3./JG 27
10km N Gadd el Ahmar
Kittyhawk Mk I (AK581) of 3 RAAF Sqd flown by G Chinchen RAAF - POW.
Major Gerhard Homuth Luftwaffe
Gerhard Homuth was born on 20 September 1914 at Kiel.
He joined the navy but transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1935.
In 1937 and 1938,he was a member of the Luftwaffe aerobatic team,at that time part of 2.(J)/LG 2.
On 6 October 1939, Homuth was appointed Adjutant of I./JG 27.
He was appointed Staffelkapitän of 3./JG 27 on 1 February 1940.
He gained his first victory on 11 May, when he shot down a RAF Blenheim twin-engine bomber over Diest-Schaffen.
By the end of the French campaign, Homuth had nine victories to his credit.
He was to add a further six victories during the Battle of Britain.
In spring 1941, I./JG 27 was relocated to North Africa.
Homuth was to be particularly successful in this theatre.
Oberleutnant Homuth was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 14 June for 22 victories.
On 9 January 1942, Homuth shot down two RAAF P-40 fighters, one near Marsa el Brega and another near Gadd el Ahmar for his 38th and 39th victories.
It would appear the first of his two victories this day was the Australian ace, Sgt Ron Simes RAAF (5 destroyed, 1 probable and 1 damaged victories) of 3 RAAF Sqd, who was killed in the engagement.
He recorded his 40th victory on 9 February, when he shot down a RAF Hurricane near El Adem.
Homuth was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 27 on 8 June 1942.
He recorded three victories on 27 July (50-52), all RAF Hurricane fighters near El Hammam, and his 60th on 27 October, when he shot down a RAF Spitfire fighter near Bir Mumim Busak.
With the withdrawal of I./JG 27 from North Africa, Homuth fell ill.
In February 1943, he was assigned to the Luftwaffe delegation based at Sofia in Bulgaria as an instructor training Bulgarian fighter pilots.
Homuth returned to front line duty on 29 July 1943 as Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 54 based on the Eastern front. On 2 August 1943, on one of his first combat missions, Homuth was engaged in a 20 minute dogfight with Russian fighters.
He finally managed to shoot down an Airacobra fighter but failed to return from the mission in Fw 190 A-6 (W.Nr. 550 436).
He has remained missing ever since.
Gerhard Homuth was credited with 63 victories in approximately 450 missions.
He recorded two victories over the Eastern front.
Victory 37
9 Jan 1942
14:15
P-40
3./JG 27
Marsa el Brega
Kittyhawk MK I (AK610) of 3 RAAF Sqd flown by Sgt RH Simes RAAF (5/1/1 victories) who was killed.
Victory 38
9 Jan 1942
14:20
P-40
3./JG 27
10km N Gadd el Ahmar
Kittyhawk Mk I (AK581) of 3 RAAF Sqd flown by G Chinchen RAAF - POW.