The P-40E.with a shortenenose,shortened landing gear. and armed with six 0.5in(12.7mm) wing device weapons. ended up being used extensively as low-altitude close-support fighter. Many units were exported toward Allied air forces, among which, 1,500 devices served the RAF as P-40E Kittyhawk Mk. 1A. The uk deployed the Kittyhawk in Northem Africa contrary to the German Luftwaffe.
