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Aircraft History Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-39 Airacobra, model and serial number unknown. Likely, this is a later model P-39N or P-39Q. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Fiji and reassembled at Nadi Airfield. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF). The precise unit assignment is unknown. No known nose art, nickname or markings. This aircraft was armed with four .30 caliber machine guns in the wings, two .50 caliber machine guns in the cowling and a 37mm cannon in the propeller spinner. Likely, assigned to the 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group (71st TRG) to the 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (82nd TRS) or 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (110th TRS). Mission History This Airacobra ditched into Hansa Bay. The precise date of the ditching is unknown but presumed to be sometime during the middle of 1943 or early 1944. Wreckage This Airacobra is upright on a flat sandy bottom at a depth of 90'. Contribute
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