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P-39 Airacobra during a test flight with all weapons firing, 1941P-39C-BE Airacobra fighter of 40th Pursuit Squadron of USAAF 31st Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field, Harrison, Michigan, United States, 1941
P-39 Airacobra during a test flight with all weapons firing, 1941P-39C-BE Airacobra fighter of 40th Pursuit Squadron of USAAF 31st Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field, Harrison, Michigan, United States, 1941
P-39 Airacobra fighter of the 32nd Pursuit Squadron at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico while in transit to the European Theater, 1942.P-39 Airacobra fighter with its pilot, date unknown; note the unique
P-39 Airacobra fighter of the 32nd Pursuit Squadron at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico while in transit to the European Theater, 1942.P-39 Airacobra fighter with its pilot, date unknown; note the unique 'car-door' style entrance into cockpit
P-39F-1-BE Airacobra in flight, 1942B-17E bomber
P-39F-1-BE Airacobra in flight, 1942B-17E bomber 'Yankee Diddler' of 43rd Bomber Group, US 65th Bomber Squadron taking off from Jackson Field, Port Moresby, New Guinea, 1942-1943; note P-39 fighters in background
P-39 Airacobra fighter in flight, 1943.Ground crew starting 357th Fighter Group commander Col. Edward S. Chickering
P-39 Airacobra fighter in flight, 1943.Ground crew starting 357th Fighter Group commander Col. Edward S. Chickering's P-39Q the hard way - with the hand crank to get the inertia starter going. Hamilton Field, California, United States, July 1943
Aircobra aircraft resting on a runway, circa 28 Jun-14 Sep 1943Mechanics working on the engine of P-39D Airacobra ‘Shrimp’ at the maintenance complex at Townsville, Australia, late 1943.
Aircobra aircraft resting on a runway, circa 28 Jun-14 Sep 1943Mechanics working on the engine of P-39D Airacobra ‘Shrimp’ at the maintenance complex at Townsville, Australia, late 1943.
Bell P-39 Airacobra on the Haleiwa Fighter Strip, Oahu, Hawaii, 1943-45. Note temporary nature of the tower construction.P-39L-1-BE Airacobra aircraft being prepared to be flown to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Program, possibly Nome, Alaska, 1943-1944
Bell P-39 Airacobra on the Haleiwa Fighter Strip, Oahu, Hawaii, 1943-45. Note temporary nature of the tower construction.P-39L-1-BE Airacobra aircraft being prepared to be flown to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Program, possibly Nome, Alaska, 1943-1944
P-39Q-30-BE Airacobra and P-63A-8-BE Kingcobra aircraft being built at the Bell Aircraft Corporation factory at Wheatfield, New York, United States, circa 1944P-39Q Airacobra “Tarawa Boom Deay” at the Haleiwa Airstrip, Oahu, Hawaii, 1944
P-39Q-30-BE Airacobra and P-63A-8-BE Kingcobra aircraft being built at the Bell Aircraft Corporation factory at Wheatfield, New York, United States, circa 1944P-39Q Airacobra “Tarawa Boom Deay” at the Haleiwa Airstrip, Oahu, Hawaii, 1944
Soviet pilots Andrea Hincerockur and Corzen Venzopkin flank United States Army Lieutenant Thompson Highfill of the 99th Bomb Group in front of a Soviet P-39 Airacobra, Poltava Air Base, Ukraine, 21 Jun 1944.Pokryshkin with pilots of the 16th Guards Fighter Regiment, circa Aug 1944; left to right: Goregljad, Klubov, Bierezkin, Pokryshkin, Trofimov, Pyzikov; note P-39 Airacobra in background
Soviet pilots Andrea Hincerockur and Corzen Venzopkin flank United States Army Lieutenant Thompson Highfill of the 99th Bomb Group in front of a Soviet P-39 Airacobra, Poltava Air Base, Ukraine, 21 Jun 1944.Pokryshkin with pilots of the 16th Guards Fighter Regiment, circa Aug 1944; left to right: Goregljad, Klubov, Bierezkin, Pokryshkin, Trofimov, Pyzikov; note P-39 Airacobra in background
US Army assault landing training at Bellows Field (Waimanalo Beach), Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 1945; note P-39 Airacobra aircraft, CCKW trucks, and Wailea Point in backgroundWASP pilot Vivian Eddy in the door of a P-39 Airacobra, 1945. Location unknown.
US Army assault landing training at Bellows Field (Waimanalo Beach), Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 1945; note P-39 Airacobra aircraft, CCKW trucks, and Wailea Point in backgroundWASP pilot Vivian Eddy in the door of a P-39 Airacobra, 1945. Location unknown.
P-39 Airacobra aircraft with maintenance panels open, revealing the engine and other internal workings, date unknown
P-39 Airacobra aircraft with maintenance panels open, revealing the engine and other internal workings, date unknown
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