| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | DS173 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 400 Airacobra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell P-39/400 Airacobra |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell P-39 Airacobra Mk1 |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | ColerneMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUO IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | July 1942 to August 1942 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 733490 |
| Photo Comment |
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One of three ex USAAF P-39Cs shipped to the UK for trials of its 37mm cannon. The RAF had specified the 20mm Hispano-Suiza cannon for the P-39s it had received earlier but had quickly rejected. Those aircraft were shipped to the Soviet Union and there were no Airacobras in RAF service when the trials aircraft arrived. The 37mm cannon was being assessed as a ground attack weapon. The test trio were apparently scrapped at the end of the trial. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 4 October 2024, and has since been viewed 113 times. |