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| USAAF 13th AF 347th FG 67th FS |
Aircraft History Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Constructors Number 14-359. Assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) serial number BW157 and painted in a three-color camouflage scheme. Instead, delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF). Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled in New Caledonia. Wartime History Assigned to the 13th Air Force (13th AF), 347th Fighter Group (347th FG), 67th Fighter Squadron (67th FS). Tail number 6. Painted with dark green upper surfaces and sky blue lower surfaces with a sharks mouth and eye motif on the nose. No known nose art or nickname. This Airacobra was flown to Henderson Field on Guadalcanal and flew combat missions over the Solomon Islands. Officially written off on July 14, 1944. Ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References Pacific Aircraft Wrecks page 72 Reportedly, it also had USAAF serial number 40-6662(?) Joe Baugher "Airacobra I for RAF, P-400" "BX167 (c/n 14-359) to USAAF. surveyed Jul 14, 1944" Contribute
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