The P-39 Airacobra may be the least loved American fighter plane of World War II, deemed inadequate by military planners at the outset of hostilities and written off as nearly useless by many ...

In 1941, Britain sent around 200 P-39 Airacobras to the Soviet Union after the RAF judged the fighter a poor fit. Arctic ...

During World War II, the Bell P-39 Airacobra went from a fighter the RAF rejected after one combat sortie to a mainstay of ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The anecdote shows that fighter planes must be relevant to the purpose they are employed for. In the case of the P-39, a plane that didn’t work for the United States ...

Do you want to know why people don't build mid-engined airplanes anymore? It's because it took until after the Second World War for folks to realize mid-engined vehicles don't make practical sense ...

The Commemorative Air Force recently opened donations towards restoring its P-39 Airacobra, “Miss Connie”, through the 12 Planes of Christmas program. “Miss Connie” was manufactured by Bell Aircraft ...

Originally designed to intercept high-altitude heavy bombers, the P-39 ended up performing low-altitude fighter-sweep duties for the Soviets. “Icons of Aviation History” is a diary series that ...

Last spring many an American Airlines pilot, stopping for passengers at Buffalo, N. Y., sunburned the roof of his mouth watching the test flights of a new pursuit ship that the U. S. Army Air Corps ...

Although the American P-39 failed to win hearts at home, in the USSR it became a real star. Top Soviet pilots didn’t want to swap even when faster and more powerful aircraft came along. American ...

If this old warbird could talk, military buffs would be in for a treat – a tale comprising one part adventure, two parts courage and a whole lot of luck. The year was May 1942. Japan’s growing empire ...