Aircraft Photo of 42-71464 / 271464 | Bell XP-39E Airacobra | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #428736
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:42-71464
Alternate Serial:271464
Aircraft Original Type:Bell 400 Airacobra
Aircraft Generic Type:Bell P-39/400 Airacobra
Aircraft Version:Bell XP-39E Airacobra
C/n (msn):[ 42-71464 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Indianapolis - InternationalMap
Region / Country:Indiana, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KIND   IATA: IND   Local: IND   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1944
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 428736
Photo Comment

The Civil Aeronautics Authority at war. 42-71464 and 41-19502, on the right, are two of the three XP-39E aircraft, which had supercharged Allison V-1710 engines. Allison is reported to have tested these two airframes at its Indianapolis plant. Information that 41-19502 was written off on 8 February 1943 is apparently wrong. 43-6012 is a P-51A Mustang. Photo from: Federal Aviation Administration

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