Why This "Mediocre" WW2 Fighter Was So Important | Curtiss P-40 (Part 2)

Today we're continuing our look at the long history of the Curtiss P-40. Last time we looked at the earlier models, and now we shall look at the later and more numerous variants of the P-40. We will also briefly cover its service history, and discuss why this "mediocre" aircraft became so important in the Pacific theatre of WW2.
Sources:
Molesworth.C (2011), P-40 Warhawk vs Bf109 - https://geni.us/ufrR
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Ehrman.V (1998), Curtiss P-40.

Chapters:
0:00 Improving the P-40?
2:22 Engine Limitations
6:00 Summary: Hawk 87 & P-40D
9:27 Summary: P-40E
10:10 Summary: P-40F
12:35 Summary: P-40L
13:28 Summary: P-40K
15:46 Summary: P-40M & P-40N
19:02 P-40 Service History: The Soviet Union
26:55 P-40 Service History: Africa & Mediterranean
33:59 P-40 Service History: The Pacific
46:11 The P-40s Legacy
48:52 Did The P-40 "ruin" Curtiss-Wright?

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