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michaelmaltby said:
some P-39 Q's had 4 bladed props
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Yes agreed, but by August 1944 im guessing they were few and far between with regards to combat missions. And i found this old article that proves the cobra was just as badly thought of by the americans as it was the british.
"The final aerial victory for a USAAF P-39 probably came on 6 April 1944. The most important American use for the P-39 was as an advanced trainer. The Airacobra earned something of a reputation as a killer aircraft, mostly because it could easily enter a lethal flat spin in the hands of a new pilot, and because it had a high stall speed for the time (and therefore a higher than usual landing speed). Also, In North Africa, the 99th Fighter Squadron (also known as the Tuskegee Airmen) transitioned quickly from the P-40 and were assigned P-39s in February 1944, but only flew the type for a few weeks. The 99th carried out their duties including supporting Operation Shingle over Anzio as well as missions over the Gulf of Naples in the Airacobra but achieved few aerial victories.
 
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The TB-3 was used operationally during the Battle of Khalkhin Gol against Japan and in the Winter War with Finland. Although Officially it was with-drawn from service in 1939, at the start of the Great Patriotic War on June 22, 1941, the Soviet Air Force had 516 operational TB-3s, with an additional 25 operated by the Soviet Navy. Stationed far from the USSR's western border, the ▼ B-3s AVOIDED catastrophic Losses during the first German air strikes, afterwhich TB-3s from 3rd TBAP (Heavy Bomber Regiment) Began flying night bombing missions is 23 June.A shortage of combat-ready aircraft alsó required daytime use of TB-3s without fighter escort and in this role the bombers, operating at low-to-medium altitudes, suffered heavy Losses to enemy fighters and ground fire.


One of the Strange Coincidence, Which sometimes happens in war
One infantry mortar granat hit Received, and made forced landing TB-3 bomber
Kuhmo area, 1940.03.14
So, right on the final stretch of the Winter War, this case.
Next day becomes peace

By August 1941, the TB-3s made up 25% of the Soviet bomber force and, operated by elite air force crews, were flying up to three combat missions per night. The aircraft participated in all major battles through 1943, Including the first Battle of Smolensk, the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Siege of Leningrad, and the Battle of Kursk. On 1 July 1945, the 18th Air Army still had ten TB-3s on the active roster.


This system was tested sometime in 1922 and reviews by the paratroopers were less than stellar.


 
B-24 Liberators of the 30th Bomb Group, 819th BS, 7th AF fly over Iwo Jima on 15 February 1945

The entire, tiny, eight-square-mile island of Iwo Jima in the Volcano Group, halfway between Saipan and Tokyo, is seen under attack. A cross-like airfield is directly in the center of the island, beneath the smoke of bombs, and the triangular field is clearly visible to its right. 7th Air Force Liberators have pounded Iwo Jima since August 1944.

 
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