| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "270609" |
| Military Code: | 17 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell P-63 Kingcobra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell P-63 Kingcobra |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell P-63C Kingcobra |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Display Paint: | Soviet Union - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Virginia BeachMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: 42VA Other: - |
| Collection: | Military Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 22 September 2007 |
| Photo by: | Chris England |
| Photo ID: | 610487 |
| Photo Comment |
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One of 11 hulks recovered from Shumshu Island, Kuril Islands, Russia in 1998, and restored to static exhibition standard by the Aircraft Restoration Co, Moscow. Contains parts from several other P-63Cs, but the actual identity of the aircraft is not known. Painted as 42-70609, one of a batch of P63s supplied under Lend-Lease to the USSR. This photo is copyright © Chris England, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 October 2023, and has since been viewed 198 times. |