Bell P-39 Airacobra (2nd Edition)

Designed as an interceptor, when the Bell P-39 Airacobra appeared in 1941 it was acclaimed as one of the most advanced combat aircraft of the time. Elegantly designed and innovatively engineered (it featured the engine mid-aircraft like a racing car) it was widely deployed and was especially successful in the Soviet air force. - This is a full technical history of this important but neglected fighter aircraft of World War II. - Presents scale plans of all versions for 1/32, 1/48 and 1/72 scale aviation modellers. - Many detailed colour photographs of surviving aircraft in museums and private collections. - 50 full colour plates illustrate the aircraft in the liveries and camouflages of many different air forces, including USAAF, RAF, USSR, French and Italian.