American Rejection to Soviet Perfection - The P-39 & P-63 Cobras

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#P39Airacobra #P63Kingcobra #historydocumentary An often neglected aircraft when talking about the aircraft of both the USA and the USSR, the P-39 pushed the envelope and more ways than one, and made a marked impact on the Second World War. Yet despite its enormous contributions, it is often overlooked due to an unlucky political climate which deemed its succesful operational history as best kept quiet. Here is its history. Consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AviationDeepDive Join our Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/WCevgcufwJ Donations to support the channel: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3F6D98ZXY48N =========== CONTENT =========== 0:00 - 1:55 Introduction 1:56 - 6:54 The Origin Story 6:55 - 9:41 Flying Under The Red Star 9:42 - 13:17 Back In The U.S.S.R. 13:18 - 18:48 Into Combat 18:49 - 26:47 In The Hands Of The Aces 26:48 - 34:17 New Routes 34:18 - 36:14 Losing The Propaganda War 36:15 - 40:04 Conclusion =========== SOURCES =========== https://acepilots.com/planes/p39_airacobra.html http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_P-39_Airacobra_Soviet.html https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/p-39-airacobra-world-war-ii-fighter-plane- russia-loved-battle-209600?page=0%2C1 https://airpages.ru/eng/us/p39_3.shtml https://www.si.edu/object/bell-p-39q-15-be-airacobra-galloping- gertie%3Anasm_A19560019000 https://www.aviatorsdatabase.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/THE-BELL-XP-39- AIRACOBRA.pdf https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1936-bell-aircraft-letter-signed-1829136355 https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/bell-model-3.20591/ https://www.bellaircraftmuseum.org/ https://www.aviatorsdatabase.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/P-39-Airacobra.pdf https://www.romseymodellers.co.uk/build-articles/aircraft/aircraft-wwii/allied/airacobra https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/General%20Motors/Olds.htm https://www.flyingmag.com/the-unconventional-bizarre-bell-airacuda/ https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1936-bell-aircraft-letter-signed-1829136355 https://lend-lease.net/articles-en/early-versions-of-airacobra-aircraft-in-soviet- aviation-part-2/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/lieutenant-ivan-baranovskys- p-39-41818469/ https://www.rferl.org/a/did-us-lend-lease-aid-tip-the-balance-in-soviet-fight-against- nazi-germany/30599486.html https://lend-lease.net/articles-en/aircraft-deliveries-to-the-soviet-union/ https://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/pages/lendlease/p- 39/misos/prof100.htm https://hushkit.net/2023/01/05/us-army-fighters-of-world-war-ii-ranked-by-kills/