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Aug 17, 2014 · Bell P-400 Airacobra. The very stylish, but underachieving Airacobra was the second most numerous American fighter at the start of the war. Let’s look at what was right, and what was wrong with the little Bell. Most readers will probably know this type better under its more common designator, P-39.
Sep 5, 2022 · The Bell P-400 “Caribou”; Britain’s Airacobra. September 5, 2022. The Bell P-39 remains a somewhat enigmatic aircraft today, some eighty years after it first saw combat in the hands of various Allied pilots in the Second World War. Famously considered at best a mediocre aircraft by the air forces of the Western Allies, it would, in ...
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Pacific Profiles Volume Six Allied Fighters: Bell P-39 & P-400 Airacobra South & Southwest Pacific 1942-1944. From AVONMORE BOOKS, this volume by a renowned researcher on Second World War South West Pacific aircraft covers all known Airacobra units operating in New Guinea and the Solomons from 1942-44, and features original color illustrations.
P-39s and P-400s were considered useless above 17,000' by 5th AF brass and unequal to the heavy demands being made on fighter forces in the theater. They requested P-38s, but were offered P-63s, which they countered with a request for P-47s—they ended up with P-40s. In mid-summer 1942 the Soviets requested the USAAF stop sending P-40s and ...
Jul 29, 2010 · Five U.S. Army Air Force Bell P-400 Airacobra fighters of the 67th Fighter Squadron, 347th Fighter Group, after having arrived at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, on 22 August 1942. These planes were the first U.S. Army personnel or aircraft to reach Guadalcanal. The "P-400" was a modified P-39D originally built for the Royal Air Force.
Jul 9, 2008 · The Bell P-400/ Airacobra I was the export version of the P-39 Airacobra, originally developed in response to a French order of 30 March 1940 for 170 aircraft. Unfortunately delivery of these aircraft was not due to start until October 1940, after the fall of France.
USA. II Rank. Battle rating: Class: Fighter. Research: 7 900. Purchase: 10 000. Show in game. Contents. Description. The P-400 was the American redesignation for the export model of the P-39 Airacobra, intended to be sent to Britain and other Allies.
