SERNAK Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Greetings guys, I was watching yesterday on YouTube the movie "1941" in which "allegedly" a P-40B carries a 'sharkmouth' flown by John Belushi (cpt "Wild" Bill Kelso). Anyone knows if this is fiction or fact? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Is what fact or fiction? The actual aircraft in the movie wasn’t a B model, at was at least an E, but may have been a later model like an N, and yes some were painted with sharkmouth in real life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Hey Dave, Is the sharkmouth nose art something you could see in 1941 on a US based P-40? I know that the AVG P-40s did carry a sharkmouth nose art but, I don't recall seeing it on US based P-40s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 If I had to guess, probably not. Pre-war, I’d imagine that everything was pretty much kept to the standard schemes and markings, with little tolerance for individualism. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Thanks Dave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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