eBay: Bell P-39 Airacobra

[johnbr]

Four US Army Air Forces armorers at work loading machine gun ammunition into a Bell P-39 Airacobra (one-half right front view on ground), July 1942; one of the photographs used for a recruiting poster: "26 Jobs For Air Force Men - Aircraft Armorers."

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[johnbr]

XP-39

 

[johnbr]

XP-39

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

XP-39B

 

[johnbr]

XP-39B

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Great shots

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice.

 

[johnbr]

three Bell fighters in formation, top-to bottom: P39Q, P-63A and P-59A.To a hot pea-shooter Pilot/Good Luck and Best Wishes/Bob Stanley/Chief Test Pilot/Bell Aircraft Corp

 

[Wurger]

 

[johnbr]

Asisbiz Bell P-39 Airacobra 5AF 8th Fighter Group 36th Fighter Squadron 8FG36FS White I New Guinea 1942

 

[Wurger]

 

[P-39 Expert]

Captured by Germans, seems to have USA type and colour star.

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This one obviously crashed. The roundel was pre June '43 when the wings were added to the roundel. Africa ring. Nice photos.

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1226

 

[johnbr]

http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/slideshowViewer.htm?eadrefid=NASM.XXXX.0356_ref1225