Bell P-39 Airacobra

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The Bell P-39 Airacobra was an American World War II fighter aircraft notable for its mid-engine design and extensive use in both U.S. and Soviet air forces.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Bell P-39 Airacobra canonical 7
P-39 Airacobra 4
Bell P-63 Kingcobra 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
single‑engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration single‑seat, single‑engine, low‑wing monoplane ⓘ
armament 37 mm cannon firing through propeller hub ⓘ
nose‑mounted machine guns ⓘ
wing‑mounted machine guns on some variants ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designGoal high‑altitude interceptor ⓘ
engineConfiguration single piston engine mounted behind pilot ⓘ
engineModel Allison V-1710 ⓘ
exportedVia Lend‑Lease program ⓘ
linked to: Lend-Lease program
firstFlight 1938-04-06 ⓘ
fuselageMaterial all‑metal construction ⓘ
introduced 1941 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Bell Aircraft ⓘ
maxSpeed approximately 380 mph ⓘ
mostExtensiveCombatUse Eastern Front ⓘ
notableFeature car‑style side doors ⓘ
mid‑engine layout ⓘ
tricycle landing gear ⓘ
notableOperator Soviet fighter ace Aleksandr Pokryshkin ⓘ
numberBuilt over 9,500 ⓘ
performanceCharacteristic best performance at low and medium altitudes ⓘ
powerplantType liquid‑cooled V‑12 piston engine ⓘ
primaryUsers Free French Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

Royal Air Force ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
produced 1940s ⓘ
late 1930s ⓘ
productionStatus out of production ⓘ
propellerDrive long driveshaft under cockpit floor ⓘ
range approximately 600 miles ⓘ
retired 1950s ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
ground‑attack aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 35,000 ft ⓘ
usedBy Free French Forces ⓘ
Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force ⓘ
Portuguese Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
United States Army Air Corps ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cactus Air Force → operatedAircraft → Bell P-39 Airacobra ⓘ
Italian Co-belligerent Air Force → usedAircraft → Bell P-39 Airacobra ⓘ
Bell Aircraft → developed → Bell P-39 Airacobra ⓘ
Bell Aircraft → developed → Bell P-63 Kingcobra ⓘ
linked to: Bell P-39 Airacobra
Allison V-1710 → usedInAircraft → Bell P-39 Airacobra ⓘ
Allison V-1710 → usedInAircraft → Bell P-63 Kingcobra ⓘ
linked to: Bell P-39 Airacobra
Tuskegee Airmen → aircraftUsed → P-39 Airacobra ⓘ
linked to: Bell P-39 Airacobra
Aleksandr Pokryshkin → aircraftFlown → Bell P-39 Airacobra ⓘ
332nd Fighter Group → aircraftOperated → Bell P-39 Airacobra ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces in World War II → aircraftUsed → P-39 Airacobra ⓘ
linked to: Bell P-39 Airacobra
67th Fighter Squadron → operatedAircraft → P-39 Airacobra ⓘ
linked to: Bell P-39 Airacobra
United States Army Air Forces in the Pacific → usedAircraft → P-39 Airacobra ⓘ
linked to: Bell P-39 Airacobra
United States Army Air Forces fighter programs → aircraftDeveloped → Bell P‑39 Airacobra ⓘ
linked to: Bell P-39 Airacobra
100th Fighter Squadron → aircraftUsed → Bell P-39 Airacobra ⓘ