
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 42-69775 |
Alternate Serial: | 269775 |
Other Marks: | 91 white |
Aircraft Original Type: | Bell P-63 Kingcobra |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell P-63 Kingcobra |
Aircraft Version: | Bell P-63A Kingcobra |
C/n (msn): | [ 42-69775 ] |
Operator Titles: | Soviet Union - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Monino (closed)Map |
Country: | Russia |
Airport Codes: | None |
Collection: | Central Museum of the Air Force |
Photo Date: | 28 April 2005 |
Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
Photo ID: | 120152 |
Photo Comment |
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Over 70 per cent of the 3300 P-63s were supplied to the Soviet Union. They were flown from the factory at Niagara Falls to Siberia via Alaska. Both the US and Soviet ferry pilots were often women. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 January 2019, and has since been viewed 555 times. |