P-40F

P-40F

Modification of
P-40F, P-40L, Kittyhawk II
Changes
V-1650-1 with a single-stage two-speed supercharger, six guns; blocks F-1 to F-20, long tail from F-5. At least 70 re-engined in the field with the V-1710-81 as the P-40R-1.
Crew
1
Engine
Packard V-1650-1 Merlin
Engines
1

Armament

WeaponCountPosition
Browning AN/M2 .506Wing

Loadouts

NameChanges
BombsBombs from 250 lb up to 2000 lb in all under the fuselage and the wings; in China also racks for small fragmentation bombs.

Service

≈ Jul 1942 – May 1943
≈ Jul 1943 – Jan 1944