Fareastdriver,
The data plate appears to be missing from the P-40, but it is a possibility that it is serial ET574.
See following from page 14 onwards.
P-40 from Sahara - Page 14 - Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums
On 28/6/42 ET574 Piloted by F/Sgt DCH Copping 785025 left 260 for a ferry flight to an RSU . The A/C flew with u/c locked down due to damage . An incorrect course was set and the A/C was thought to have crashed in the Desert due to fuel exhaustion. F/Sgt Copping is listed as missing on that date.