P-40 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/p-40 Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:38:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png P-40 Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/p-40 32 32 William Grosvenor Jr. https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-army/william-grosvenor Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:28:33 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=988 Long-time North Kingstown resident William Grosvenor Jr. (1920-1980) was born in Providence and attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, MA. In November 1942 he arrived in China where he flew 132 missions (286 combat hours) under General Chennault with the 75th Pursuit Squadron, the “Flying Tiger Sharks”.

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]]> Major Melvin Kimball, USAAF https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-air-force/major-melvin-kimball-us-army-air-force Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:26:48 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=806 Major Melvin Kimball is a World War II P-40 ace who was born in Providence and grew up in Greystone. He graduated from Hope High School in 1935, where he was a state champion wrestler. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1939, excelling in football and track. Kimball was one of the […]

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