Originally posted by Pongo I think it is an unfortunate choice.The best P40E to have in the game would be one of these Preferebly Killer Caldwells LD-Cbest looking...probebly most successful P40 pilot..or up there at least..and Australias top Ace I believe..
Posted by Wail on his member profile page I'd like to dedicate this page to my uncle, who I admire beyond words, Robert N. Gale, who flew in the China-Burma-India theatre. That's his picture up there on the left. He was with the 80th FG, 88th FS, known as the Burma Banshees [not to be confused with the infamous Flying Tigers], the nickname given to them by the natives because of the high-pitched whistling noise the P-40 made during dive bomb runs. On 9 July 1944, his squadron took off from Myitkyina, Burma. About 5 minutes after takeoff, they were attacked by approximately 30 Japanese aircraft. There was a low cloud cover that day, and visibility was limited. Robert's wingman was shot down immediately, but Robert was able to dive into the clouds and evade. He turned back toward where he thought the enemies might be, and through the clouds, he spotted an Oscar. He was able to maneuver his P-40N in behind the enemy and shoot him down. Soon after, he was able to get on the six of another Jap. He opened fire and was hitting the aircraft, when the Jap, trying to evade, attempted a split-S. My uncle, knowing that they were only 500 ft. off the ground, did not follow through but pulled up. The Japs eventually fled, and later, ground crews confirmed both enemy aircraft were downed. My uncle was rewarded with 2 victories. This is the mission which Robert describes as the most fearful of his military career.He was later stationed at Perrin Field, Denison, Texas, where he was a trainer refresher course instructor for the pilots who came back from overseas. There, he met Bud Anderson and Chuck Yeager, who were both taking refresher courses. Robert even went to see a few movies with them.By the way, Robert is alive and well and lives about 30 miles away from me. Also, my uncle is mentioned [I'm not sure to what extent yet] in a recently released book, P-40 Warhawk Aces of the CBI: Aircraft of the Aces 35.
