I'm an aviation dork, and this airplane deserves so much more love than it gets. Some quick facts about this plane:

• It had a big fucking cannon in it's nose as well as a few machine guns.
• The engine was behind the cockpit, which scared the shit out of American pilots. They thought if the plane was to crash, the engine would plow through the cockpit.
• First fighter with a tricycle landing gear (others were tail draggers)
• It doesn't have a canopy, it has 'car doors' that can be jettisoned if needed. These doors also have rolls down windows.
• Wasn't really suited for the Americans so they gave them to the USSR.
• Soviet pilots FUCKING LOVED THEM.
• Five of the 10 highest scoring Soviet aces logged the majority of their kills in P-39s.
• The Soviet success makes the P-39 collect the highest number of kills attributed to any U.S. fighter type flown by any air force in any conflict. THAT'S LOTS OF DEAD NAZIS!

The P-39 Airacobra!

AMERICAN LABOR :left-unity-2: SOVIET AIR FORCES