Most dedicated ground attack aircraft of the Second World War were relatively slow and vulnerable to fighter attack but the ...
On 25 August 1944, Airacobra of 821 IAP did not return from a combat mission in the Auce area, 90 km SW of Riga. Lt Ivan Petrovich Kravtsov was missing in action (MIA).
On 14 May 1943, P-39 of 298 IAP was missing after Air Combat W of Krymskaya, Krasnodar Krai. Deputy Squadron Commander, St/Lt Fedor Sergeevich Krivobokov was missing.
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Why the US gave up on the P-39 Airacobra
The Bell P-39 was conceived as a heavily armed interceptor but lost its intended role after critical design changes reduced its high-altitude capability. U.S. and British forces found it unsuitable ...
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