85 Fighter Squadron badge on the portside of chin. The original “Lee’s Hope” had the artwork on both sides as well as a Vargas style pin-up on the starboard side of the rudder.
TFC staff applied a Vargas-style lady to the starboard side of White 17’s rudder, similar to the work of art seen on a number of war-time 79th FG Warhawks. The P-40F is piloted here by Stephen Grey.
Stephen Grey in his new P-40F prior to Duxford Air Show 2011. She has the emblem of 85th FS on the chin. The wartime Lee’s Hope carried the badge on both sides. The P-40 was assigned to 1st Lt Robert J. Duffield. He renamed it later as ‘Speedy Edie'.