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Airman and mechanic posing next to a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Base.

Date: 1942 (circa)
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Airman and mechanic posing next to a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Base.

Airman sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Date: 1942 (circa)
Collection

Airman sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Army airplane crash at the Ringling Estate - Sarasota, Florida

Date: 1944 (circa)
Collection

Army airplane crash at the Ringling Estate - Sarasota, Florida

Child sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk in downtown Sarasota.

Date: 1944
Collection

Child sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk in downtown Sarasota.

Close-up view of crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Date: 1944
Collection

Close-up view of crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Colonel James Fereson of the 337th Fighter Group in a P-40 Warhawk.

Date: 1943
Collection

Colonel James Fereson of the 337th Fighter Group in a P-40 Warhawk.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Date: 1944
Collection

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Date: 1944
Collection

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Date: 1944
Collection

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Five airmen with a P-40 aircraft at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Date: 1942 (circa)
Collection

Five airmen with a P-40 aircraft at Sarasota Army Air Field.

	Identifier	Type	Subject
MJD0071	Airman and mechanic posing next to a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Base.	World War, 1939-1945 World War II WWII Aviation, Military Military bases--Florida--Sarasota County Air bases--Florida--Sarasota County Aeronautics, Military Government aircraft Airplanes, Military Curtiss-Wright aircraft P-40 (Fighter planes) Aviation mechanics (Persons)--Portraits Soldiers--Portraits Air pilots, Military--Portraits Portraits--Florida--Sarasota County Curtiss Hawk (Fighter planes)	/fpc/mjdrake/MJD0071.gif
MJD0070	Airman sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.	World War, 1939-1945 World War II WWII Aviation, Military Military bases--Florida--Sarasota County Air bases--Florida--Sarasota County Aeronautics, Military--Study and teaching Flight training Government aircraft Airplanes, Military Curtiss-Wright aircraft Curtiss Hawk (Fighter planes) P-40 (Fighter planes) Soldiers Air pilots, Military Training planes	/fpc/mjdrake/MJD0070.gif
N046185	Army airplane crash at the Ringling Estate - Sarasota, Florida	P-40 (Fighter planes) Aircraft accidents	/fpc/general/n046185.gif
MJD0060	Child sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk in downtown Sarasota.	WWII World War II World War, 1939-1945--Finance War finance Fund raising Savings bonds Government aircraft Airplanes, Military Curtiss Hawk (Fighter planes) P-40 (Fighter planes) Children--Florida--Sarasota County--Sarasota Curtiss-Wright aircraft	/fpc/mjdrake/MJD0060.gif
MJD0052A	Close-up view of crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.	WWII World War II Aviation, Military World War, 1939-1945 Aeronautics, Military Government aircraft Airplanes, Military Curtiss-Wright aircraft P-40 (Fighter planes) Aircraft accidents Curtiss Hawk (Fighter planes)	/fpc/mjdrake/MJD0052a.gif
MJD0089	Colonel James Fereson of the 337th Fighter Group in a P-40 Warhawk.	World War II WWII Aviation, Military World War, 1939-1945 Military bases--Florida--Sarasota County Air bases--Florida--Sarasota County Aeronautics, Military--Study and teaching Flight training Government aircraft Airplanes, Military Training planes Curtiss Hawk (Fighter planes) P-40 (Fighter planes) Soldiers Air pilots, Military Curtiss-Wright aircraft	/fpc/mjdrake/MJD0089.gif
MJD0046	Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.	WWII World War II Aviation, Military World War, 1939-1945 Aeronautics, Military Military bases--Florida--Sarasota County Air bases--Florida--Sarasota County Government aircraft Airplanes, Military Curtiss Hawk (Fighter planes) P-40 (Fighter planes) Aircraft accidents Curtiss-Wright aircraft	/fpc/mjdrake/MJD0046.gif
MJD0047	Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.	WWII World War II Aviation, Military World War, 1939-1945 Aeronautics, Military Military bases--Florida--Sarasota County Air bases--Florida--Sarasota County Government aircraft Airplanes, Military Curtiss Hawk (Fighter planes) P-40 (Fighter planes) Aircraft accidents Curtiss-Wright aircraft	/fpc/mjdrake/MJD0047.gif
MJD0051A	Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.	WWII World War II Aviation, Military World War, 1939-1945 Aeronautics, Military Government aircraft Airplanes, Military Curtiss-Wright aircraft P-40 (Fighter planes) Aircraft accidents Curtiss Hawk (Fighter planes)	/fpc/mjdrake/MJD0051a.gif
MJD0063	Five airmen with a P-40 aircraft at Sarasota Army Air Field.	WWII Aviation, Military World War II World War, 1939-1945 Military bases--Florida--Sarasota County Air bases--Florida--Sarasota County Aeronautics, Military Government aircraft Airplanes, Military Curtiss Hawk (Fighter planes) P-40 (Fighter planes) Soldiers Air pilots, Military Curtiss-Wright aircraft	/fpc/mjdrake/MJD0063.gif

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Airman and mechanic posing next to a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Base.

Airman and mechanic posing next to a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Base.

Airman sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Airman sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Army airplane crash at the Ringling Estate - Sarasota, Florida

Army airplane crash at the Ringling Estate - Sarasota, Florida

Child sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk in downtown Sarasota.

Child sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk in downtown Sarasota.

Close-up view of crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Close-up view of crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Colonel James Fereson of the 337th Fighter Group in a P-40 Warhawk.

Colonel James Fereson of the 337th Fighter Group in a P-40 Warhawk.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Five airmen with a P-40 aircraft at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Five airmen with a P-40 aircraft at Sarasota Army Air Field.

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Airman and mechanic posing next to a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Base.

Airman and mechanic posing next to a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Base.

Airman sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Airman sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Army airplane crash at the Ringling Estate - Sarasota, Florida

Army airplane crash at the Ringling Estate - Sarasota, Florida

Child sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk in downtown Sarasota.

Child sitting in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk in downtown Sarasota.

Close-up view of crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Close-up view of crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Colonel James Fereson of the 337th Fighter Group in a P-40 Warhawk.

Colonel James Fereson of the 337th Fighter Group in a P-40 Warhawk.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Crashed Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at the Ringling Estate on Bird Key.

Five airmen with a P-40 aircraft at Sarasota Army Air Field.

Five airmen with a P-40 aircraft at Sarasota Army Air Field.