The Bell P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra Fighters by Yefim Gordon

The Bell P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra Fighters by Yefim Gordon

Under the Lend-Lease agreement with the US during WI, the Soviet Union received large quantities of war materiel, including many aircraft; the Bell P-39 Airacobra takes a special place among them. The P-39 was dismissed as hardly suitable for combat both by the US and England, who turned it over in large numbers to the USR. Soviet pilots had different views, though, and achieved excellent results while flying the type; more than twenty Soviet aces flew the P-39. As air combat over the Russian front was conducted mostly at low altitudes, the P-39 came into its own. Innovative tactics and motivation, coupled with the P-39's sturdy construction and adequate firepower, proved successful for the Soviets. The P-39 was in Soviet service since 1942; nearly 5,000 were supplied and used on the Soviet-German front, along with 2,400 P-63 Kingcobras, which saw only limited action against Japan at the close of the war. This detailed, illustrated history features many color side views and previously unpublished photographs.

Komissarov, Sergey: - In 1956 Sergey Komissarov started collecting photographs and books on the history of Soviet aviation, accumulating a considerable archive. In retirement, he devoted himself entirely to his hobby and embarked on the career of an aviation journalist. At present he is Deputy Chief Editor of the Moscow-based Krylya Rodiny (Wings of Motherland) magazine. He has published a number of articles on the history of Yakovlev aircraft, notably the Yak-18, Yak-11, Yak-12, Yak-23 and Yak-40. He is also the author or (mostly) co-author of a dozen of books on the history of Soviet aviation, published in English, in cooperation with Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Komissarov.

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ISBN 13	9780764356803
ISBN 10	0764356801
Title	The Bell P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra Fighters
Author	Yefim Gordon
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Year published	2019-10-15
Number of pages	240
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