P-40 Warhawk Vs. Bf 109

ALTHOUGH THE P-40 AND THE BF 109 BOTH JOINED THE AIR WAR OVER NORTH AFRICA AT NEARLY THE SAME TIME IN EARLY 1941, THE VENERABLE GERMAN FIGHTER WAS ALREADY FULLY SORTED WITH A COMBAT CAREER DATING BACK TO 1937 IN SPAIN, WHILE THE AMERICAN FIGHTER WAS MAKING ITS COMBAT DEBUT IN THE HANDS OF THE RAF`S