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P-39C-BE Airacobra fighter of 40th Pursuit Squadron of USAAF 31st Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field, Harrison, Michigan, United States, 1941

Caption     P-39C-BE Airacobra fighter of 40th Pursuit Squadron of USAAF 31st Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field, Harrison, Michigan, United States, 1941 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force
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Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
21 Nov 2010 05:05:34 PM

Bell P-39C No machine guns installed in the
wings. Eighty aircraft were on order, but
onlt twenty were completed.
Those twenty aircraft were used test planes
and served with the 31st. Pursuit Group at
Selfridge Field Michigan.
2. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
21 Nov 2014 03:03:32 PM

P-39 note lack of dorsal fin and no wing armament are only differences between the P-39C and P-39D models. On the P-39D the nose guns were removed and installed in the wings.

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