A Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk fighter in flight, October 1941. No. 3 Squadron RAAF flew Tomahawks between May and December 1941. The single-seater fighter was a strong ground attack aircraft, but was slow to climb and did not perform as well as other aircraft at high altitudes. (AWM 010235) Source AWM 010235 Place made Western Desert, North Africa Copyright Copyright expired - public domain See also North Africa and Syria