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VQ MODELS P-39 AIRACOBRA 46 EP/GP ARF
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID & MIKE GANTT TRIUMPHANT TRICYCLE-GEAR WORLD WAR II FIGHTER BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION'S INNOVATIVE TAKE ON A FIGHTER PLANE, the P-39 Airacobra, was first produced in 1939. Its clean, curvy lines leaned toward a futuristic look, and it was one of the first warbirds to use a tricycle landing-gear configuration. Its Allison V-1710 engine was placed mid-fuselage, and it was equipped with a 37mm Colt M4 cannon (protruded though the center of...
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