| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | AH621 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 400 Airacobra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell P-39/400 Airacobra |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell P-39 Airacobra Mk1 |
| C/n (msn): | 14-52 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 10 November 1941 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 401864 |
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The RAF ordered 676 Airacobras in April 1940 but performance was far below expectations. No 601 Sqn flew one operational mission, on 9 October 1941, before most of these aircraft were diverted to the Soviet Union. AH621 however went to the RCAF. It crashed on 26 November 1941 near RCAF Rockcliffe, only two weeks after the reported date this photo was taken near the Bell factory in Niagara Falls. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 15 October 2021, and has since been viewed 748 times. |