Darryl Legg Pearl Harbor Aviation Art Print Portraying the Curtiss P-40B Warhawk
Pearl Defender - The Curtiss P-40B
On the morning of 7 December 1941, 2nd Lieutenant Kenneth Taylor of the 15th Pursuit Group was among the very few American pilots able to respond during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Flying his Curtiss P-40B Warhawk from Haleiwa Field, Taylor and his wingman, George Welch, managed to take off under fire and engage the attackers. In the fierce combat that followed, Taylor shot down at least one Aichi D3A “Val” dive bomber and shared in the destruction of a second. Their bravery and quick action provided one of the few effective air responses that day, marking the P-40’s combat debut and earning both men the Distinguished Service Cross.
Aviation Trivia: The name Warhawk was used for all P-40 variants in service with the USAAF and it is only the British who classified them separately as Tomahawk and Kittyhawk, using the name Mohawk for the earlier P-36.
Print Attributes
- This artwork is issued as a limited edition of 50 prints
- Produced on 285 gsm matt fine art paper with fade-resistant inks.
- Image size:
- 14" × 11.25" (approximately 17" × 14.5" including borders)
- 356 mm × 284 mm (432 mm × 368 mm overall).
