Bell P39 Airacobra

[leader3]

'help required'

i am looking for good referance material for the bell P39 airacobra when they were used by 601 (county of london)

squadron as the Airacobra Mk1.

i know they were only used for a limited ammount of time and referances seem few and far between.

so can anyone point me in the right direction!!

[Thunderjug]

the Crowood book by Robert F Dorr and Jerry Scutts has pics of these aircraft in it included in it is the description used by one RAF pilot as a "useless bag of W*$k" Don't think the Russians agreed with him though.

[Edgar]

If you can find it, "Camouflage & Markings," no.12, has several photos, taken on a press day, and illustrations of variations in camouflage and code letters. If you can't find it, you can always borrow mine. With nine pages, I'd prefer not to scan, and I don't want to fall foul of copyright laws, either.

Edgar

[leader3]

i knew that the RAF were less than impressed with the machine.

other airforces used them though.

thanks for the info, i will check that book out.

If you can find it, "Camouflage & Markings," no.12, has several photos, taken on a press day, and illustrations of variations in camouflage and code letters. If you can't find it, you can always borrow mine. With nine pages, I'd prefer not to scan, and I don't want to fall foul of copyright laws, either.

Edgar

i will check that one out as well.

[thx6667]

I am indebted to Dave Fleming for finding these for me, I think they might be what you are looking for:

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18201s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18202s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18203s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18204s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18205s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18206s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18207s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18208s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18209s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18210s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18211s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18212s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18213s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18214s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18215s

Edited April 3, 2008 by Jonathan Mock

[leader3]

some useful links to great pictures.

thank you.

will start my project very soon with this referance material.

[Thunderjug]

I am indebted to Dave Fleming for finding these for me, I think they might be what you are looking for:

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18201s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18202s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18203s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18204s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18205s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18206s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18207s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18208s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18209s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18210s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18211s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18212s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18213s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18214s

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/I...Image=FA_18215s

Wish I had had those when I built mine.

[AndyL]

Bit of wartime footage too

[Marcel]

Nice video

http://www.videospider.tv/Videos/Detail/585782449.aspx

[dahut]

Very nice fotos Jonathan. I noted how "undeveloped" the English countryside was around Duxford back then. I also thought the anti glider poles were a rather cool thing.