A U.S. Army cavalry squadron trots past a Piper Cub

A mounted U.S. Army cavalry squadron trots past a fuels up J-3 Piper Cub and civilian onlookers being evaluated for aerial observation during the 1941 "Louisiana Maneuvers", the war game that were designed to evaluate the U.S. Army for World War II. The success of this demonstration led to the Army acquiring civilian lightplanes to be flown by Army artillery officers. These planes were known as “grasshoppers” – as can be seen with the yellow insignia – for their ability to get in and out of tight landing areas. Photo by Hans Groenhoff.

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From the collection of the National Air and Space Museum Archives, Hans Groenhoff Photographic Collection, NASM 2004-51346
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The 15,000th Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Fighter

 

The 15,000th Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Fighter in flight. Photos by Hans Groenhoff. This was the 15,000th Curtiss fighter built. The P-40N was given a special paint scheme during November of 1944, with the national insignia of all the countries which used Curtiss aircraft, although not necessarily the P-40. Some of the countries visible are Cuba, China, France, England, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Turkey, Columbia, Netherlands East Indies, Free French, Portugal and Columbia, with several repeated.

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