The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was one of the principal American fighters in service when the …

Designed by the Bell Aircraft Corporation, the unusual, mid-engined P-39 Airacobra holds the record for the highest number of enemy aircraft victories attributed to any US-built fighter in …

A P-39 firing all guns simultaneously. This version shows the 37 mm cannon in the spinner hub, two nose mounted 0.50 caliber machine guns and four wing mounted 0.30 caliber machine guns.

Jun 15, 2021 · The Bell P-39 Airacobra is considered by many to have been an ineffective fighter. However, it held its own in low-altitude combat.

Jan 11, 2013 · The Bell P-39 Airacobra was briefly used for ground strafing but was withdrawn from operations after four months. The bulk of the 670 ordered were canceled and instead …

Bell P-39Q Airacobra The P-39 was one of America's first-line pursuit planes in December 1941. It made its initial flight in April 1939 at Wright Field, Ohio, and by the time of the Pearl Harbor …

The P-39 Airacobra was a unique fighter aircraft developed by Bell Aircraft Corporation and used primarily by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II.

Apr 18, 2025 · This is utterly untrue; the majority of the P-39s were used in air-to-air combat, the low level nature of combat conditions on the Eastern Front playing to the Airacobra’s strengths …

The Airacobra's low-altitude performance was good and its firepower was impressive, and with air battles in the Pacific fought at intermediate altitudes, the P-39 did well against light and agile …

Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter type of aircraft that was produced by Bell Company for the Air Forces of the US Army during the rise of World War II. This aircraft has an extraordinary layout …