#p-39 airacobra

[fantastictyphoonpeanut]

1941-42. Bell P-39 Airacobra's of 601 (County of London) Sqn RAuxAF. Known as the 'Millionaires Sqn' because of its affluent pilots who drove sports cars, took expensive holidays, wore red socks and had private planes. But they were no less tough and dedicated combat pilots achieving 220 victories in WWII. (FTP)

[riversidewings]

An eon ago on the birdsite, I became known for my love of the P-39 Airacobra and its related types of World War II fighter aircraft, and I made a promise that if I broke the 5k follower landmark I'd post 40s-retro pinup art of myself beside or on an Airacobra-- and if I ever hit 10k, it'd be an actual pinup photoshoot on and around an Airacobra.

Well, the birdsite has since burned down, but I did break 5k over there, and I did just hit 200 here, so.....

[usaac-official]

A P-39 in the boneyard at Burtonwood Servicing Centre, 16 March 1943

[nocternalrandomness]

Rainy day at Duxford

[dronescapesvideos]

P-39 Airacobra, which crashed into a Tiger Moth while landing at Magenta airfield, New Caledonia, 1943

➤VIDEO: https://youtu.be/342xJDEbaTY

➤HD IMAGE: https://dronescapes.video/Airacobra

[lonestarflight]

Bell P-39 Airacobra under construction on October 1943.

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Artwork by Walter L. Greene, commissioned by General Electric: link

[all-action-all-picture]

Eagle and MASK No. 358, dated 28 January 1989. Johnny Red cover by Sandy James. The plane shown is the Bell P-39 Airacobra which had its engine situated behind the pilot leaving room for a high-powered cannon in the nose section. A 10 foot long shaft had to run through the cockpit between the pilots legs to drive the propeller which the pilots and mechanics weren't keen on. It had been the first US built fighter to enter service with the RAF and arrived with 601 Squadron around July 1941. By early 1942 the RAF had stopped using them and the bulk of the aircraft were transferred to the Soviets. One problem identified was that it didn't perform well at height (over 15,000 feet) and this wasn't as important on the Russian Front.

Treasury of British Comics | The Dan Dare Corporation.

[broadcastarchive-umd]

#VoxPop During World War II, radio's Vox Pop broadcast from defense plants nationwide. On September 7, 1942, the show broadcast from the Bell Aircraft plant in Buffalo, NY. Warren Hull interviewed 27-year-old Jean Guthrie from the cockpit of a P-39 Airacobra under construction.

Her job was to test the P-39 engines and make adjustments as necessary. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jean and her family arrived in the United States in 1923 and settled in Kenmore, NY. She married Lt. John H. Mercer of the Bronx, NY, in 1943 and passed away in 2006 at 91.

[captain-price-unofficially]

The only unit ever built of the Bell XFL Airabonita. A navalized version of the P-39 Airacobra with tail wheel instead of tricicle landing gear an other modifications. Landing gear would prove troubled and a lack of power (not using a supercharger) made the USN reject the project.

[aviationgeek71]

Bell P-39 Airacobra

[fantastictyphoonpeanut]

Bell P-39 Airacobra.

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Перед вылетом.

Капитан Александр Пронин и майор Сергей Бухтеев перед вылетом. В кабине «Аэрокобры» С.С. Бухтеев. С июня 1943 года 124-й истребительный авиаполк/102-й гвардейский истребительный авиаполк был перевооружен на истребители P-39 «Аэрокобра» американского производства.

Captain Alexander Pronin and Major Sergei Bukhteev before departure. In the cockpit of the Airacobra S.S. Bukhteev. Beginning in June 1943, the 124th Fighter Wing/102nd Guards Fighter Wing was re-equipped with American-made P-39 Airacobra fighters.

[riversidewings]

What time is it?

Airacobra time.

[usaac-official]

A 36th Pursuit Group P-39D in Puerto Rico, probably 1943. The aircraft would be destroyed in a crash landing in New Orleans on 31 May 1943

[nocternalrandomness]

Kelly with Legacy Flight Museum’s P-39 Airacobra

[dronescapesvideos]

P-39 Airacobra & P-63 Kingcobra | The American Aircraft Loved By The Sov...