Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Na mkpọsa Dutch East Indies, 17th Pursuit Squadron (Provisional), nke ndị USAAF ndị ọkwọ ụgbọelu si na Philippines kpọpụ, kwuru na ụgbọ elu 49 nke ndị Japan bibiri, maka ọnwụ nke 17 P-40s. Na Solomon Islands
na Mgbasa Ozi New Guinea na nchekwa ikuku nke Australia, usoro na ọzụzụ ka mma nyere USAAF aka iji ike nke P-40 mee ihe. N'ihi ike ọgwụgwụ nke ụgbọ elu, ụkọ nke akụkụ ndị ọzọ na nsogbu ndochi, US Fifth Air Force na Royal Australian Air Force mepụtara njikwa P-40 na nnọchi mmiri na 30 July 1942 na ọtụtụ P-40 gara n'ihu n'etiti ndị agha ikuku.