| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N40A |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 400 Airacobra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell P-39/400 Airacobra |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell P-39Q Airacobra |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Harlingen - Valley InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Texas, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KHRL IATA: HRL Local: HRL Other: - |
| Event: | Confederate Air Force Airshow 1979 |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 1979 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 868078 |
| Photo Comment |
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Taken into service with the USAAF in 1944 and converted to RP-39Q then TP-39Q. Sold as N4829N in 1956 and rebuilt following year as a single-seater for air racing. Reregistered N40A in 1955. To Confederate Air Force in 1975, painted in camouflage and to Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum in 1981. Sold in 2015 as NX4829N This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 November 2025, and has since been viewed 51 times. |