THE SNAKE IN THE AIR: Bell Airacobras are arriving in quantity and are in operational service with the R.A.F. Armament consists of a cannon firing through the airscrew hub, two machine guns in the body and four machine guns in the wings.
Airacobra AH577 was used for aircraft recognition shots

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell P-39 Airacobra - СШАUSA - 1939

Airacobras of No. 601 Squadron lined up at Duxford during a visit by the Under Secretary of State for Air and the American Ambassador on 8 November 1941. Note the illegal squadron identification marking on the fin flashes.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell P-39 Airacobra - СШАUSA - 1939

Another view, from the opposite end of the line taken on 8 November 1941.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell P-39 Airacobra - СШАUSA - 1939

AH573 under test at the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down in August 1941.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell P-39 Airacobra - СШАUSA - 1939

AH574 fitted with an arrester hook at the RAE

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell P-39 Airacobra - СШАUSA - 1939