P-39 42-19597 was converted to a TP-39Q two-seat trainer during World War II. The aircraft was abandoned after emergency landing July 20, 1945 at Hobbs, New Mexico . Eventually used by Capitan High School, Lincoln, New Mexico, it was acquired by Joe Brown of Hobbs, New Mexico and donated to Confederate Air Force in the 60s. Registered N6968, it was restored to airworthy in single-seat configuration 1968-1974. Flown regularly in USSR markings at airshows, the fighter is still with the renamed Commemorative Air Force at the time of uploading.

ex USAAF 42-19597

ex USAAF 42-19597

Scanned from a K64 slide

N6968 remains part of the American warbird scene.

Ex USAAF 42-19597. Preserved airworthy in Soviet AF markings although this example did not serve with that force.

Note the lack of exhaust pipes on the forward fuselage. In this shot they have been obscured by the wing.The engine is situated much further aft than in similar fighters, thus the a/c is able to have a nose wheel.