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P-39 Airacobra in Action - Aircraft No. 43
P39 Airacobra in Action Aircraft No 43 Author:Ernest R. McDowell, Don Greer Created in response to the US Army Air Corps Circular Proposal X-609, issued in February 1937, Bell Aircraftâs P-39 boasted an innovative layout. The engine was positioned behind the pilot with a long shaft connecting it to the propeller. Lack of a turbo-supercharger and limited room for on-board fuel tanks made the aircraft ill-suited... more » to high-altitude combat, and as a result many of the P-39s were shipped to the Soviet Union, where relatively low speeds and low altitudes were characteristic of air combat. Loaded with b+w photos . cutaways and 2 pages of color illus.« less