The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk holds a special place in my heart as it was designed and built by Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Corporation of Buffalo, NY — only about 40 miles from where I grew up. The Greater Western New York area is considered the “Cradle of Aviation” as it was the home of aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss and most of his early aircraft experiments in Hammondsport, NY. Later, Curtiss founded the company that bore his name (Curtiss-Wright) and produced some of the more famous aircraft and engines of WWII. Buffalo also was home to Bell Aircraft (birthplace of the P-39 Airacobra and the Bell X-1) and Consolidated Aircraft (B-24 Liberator and PBY Catalina) before the company moved to San Diego, CA.
It’s fitting that this fantastic black and gray tattoo of a pair of Curtiss P-40 Warhawks over a bridge, was created by artist Snake Eyes of B-52 Tattoo in Brooklyn, NY. I do also see the irony in the fact that the B-52 was produced by Boeing, clear across the USA in Seattle, WA.
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