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  P-400 "Poison" Serial Number ?  
USAAF
5th AF
35th FG
39th FS

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39th FS c1942

Aircraft History
Built by Bell in Buffalo, New York. Assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) serial number unknown and painted in a three-color camouflage scheme. Instead, delivered to the U.S. Army. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled.

Wartime History
Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 35th Fighter Group, 39th Fighter Squadron. Assigned to Captain Robert L. Faurot. Nicknamed "Poison" with the nose art of a skull and cross bones in black outlined in white on the cockpit door. Ultimate fate unknown, not lost in combat or accident, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared.

References
Joe Baugher "Airacobra I for RAF, P-400"

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Last Updated
September 30, 2023

 

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