Curtiss P-60: How the Iconic P-40 Warhawk’s Last Gasp at Relevance Ended in Failure

If the North American P-51 Mustang was the LeBron James of World War II American figures, it's easy to think of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk as almost like Carmello Anthony. Undoubtedly a lethal and capable dogfighter, but perenially in the shadow of more recognizable and more celebrated military aircraft. But it almost wasn't this way. Had the pages of history written even a slightly different story, the P-40's legacy would have lived on even longer through its planne... (continue reading...)