Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Curtiss 81/P-40 Tomahawk / 87/P-40 Kittyhawk/Warhawk
    Latest Model:P-40N-5-CU Warhawk
    Last Military Serial:42-105915 USAAF
    Construction Number:29677
    Last Civil Registration:F-AZKU
    Compressed ID:Curtiss P-40N-5-CU sn 42-105915 USA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Societe de Developpement Et de Promotion de Land#39; Aviation (sdpa) SNC, Cerny, Ile France Hte Normandie

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    1942

    Constructed as a P-40N-5-CU by Curtiss at Buffalo, NY.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-105915.

    Transferred to 5th Air Force, Pacific Theatre.

    To unknown owner with c/r F-AZKU.

    To Melun Villaroche, Paris, Seine et Marne.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: 12

    Circa 1970

    Found engineless at Tadji Airfield in Papua New Guinea.

    1974

    To Malcolm Long, New Zealand.
    Purchased by Mr. Long.

    From 1974 to 1991

    Displayed by Mr. Long in various locations.

    Circa 2002

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-KTI.

    Circa 2002

    Restored.

    19 March 2002

    To Ronald Lee, Gleanrowan, VIC with new c/r VH-KTI.

    24 May 2006

    To Murray Griffiths, Glenrowan, VIC with new c/r VH-KTI.

    1 October 2006


    Photographer: Robert Alexander
    Notes: Photo taken at Precision Aerospace Facility, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. A/C under rebuild

    21 May 2008

    To Societe de Developpement Et de Promotion de Land#39; Aviation (sdpa) SNC, Cerny, Ile France Hte Normandie with new c/r F-AZKU.
    Based at La Ferte-alais.

    Markings Applied: 12


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1970s photo taken at Chewing Gum Field, Tallebudgera, Queensland.


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1970s photo taken at Chewing Gum Field, Tallebudgera, Queensland.

    29 June 2008


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: Landivisau, France

    12 July 2008


    Photographer: Joop de Groot
    Notes: 2008 photo taken at Duxford, England. Photo displayed with written permission of Joop de Groot

    18 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2013 photo of aircraft displaying, in the rain, at La Ferte Alais, Paris, France

    9 September 2016


    Photographer: Hugh Dodson
    Notes: At Hahnweide Oldtimer Meeting 2016.

    13 September 2019


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Hahnweide
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    DGCA Civil Aircraft Register (France)
    Euro Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=70299][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk, s/n 42-105915 USAAF, c/n 29677, c/r F-AZKU[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=70299
    Copyright 1993-2025 AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.