A bullet punched through the oil tank is what most likely brought down the FHC’s Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk in 1942. But that certainly wasn’t the only lead thrown at this veteran fighter during its combat career. Like a CSI investigator, if one looks closely, evidence of violence becomes visible. Nearly perfect round patches dotting the fuselage and ugly rectangular areas on the wings disclose many repairs. The plane took its worst beating from an assailant flying above, behind, and to the left — spattering our victim with small caliber bullets. Nearly all the wounds have been covered over, save one. Pierced through the forward former near the access door in the fuselage, one small bullet hole remains.
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