Airacobra P-39K-1

[Dmitry]

 Hi Friends!

 

Hasegawa 1/48 Kit

Painted Gunze

 

 424421 Corba of the most famous Soviet ace Alexander Pokryshkin, before the transfer of the aircraft to the Soviet VVS

The aircraft served in the 16-th GIAP in the spring-summer of 1943, carried the  number "13", later "130"

 

The universal kit led to the modification of the K-1. On the Kuban Cobras the nose wheel was still of the old type

And on Soviet Сobras there were no radio boxes behind the pilot's head

 

 

Enjoy watching!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 17, 2023 by Dmitry

[Keeff]

That's a really nice build and finish 👌

 

Keith 😁 

[georgeusa]

Very nicely built and finished Airacobra.  I like the subdued weathering.  Thanks for sharing.

[TheyJammedKenny!]

Одличная работа!  That looks really great.  Did the Soviet pilots fly without radios, or did they relocate them to a different part of the aircraft?  По чему они изменили места радиостанции?

[Dmitry]

47 minutes ago, TheyJammedKenny! said:

Одличная работа!  That looks really great.  Did the Soviet pilots fly without radios, or did they relocate them to a different part of the aircraft?  По чему они изменили места радиостанции?

Thank you!

Russians flew with a radio station. They respected American radio equipment. The radio remained near the tail, from the factory. There was "friend or foe" equipment behind the pilot's head, it was not on Russian Сobras