NMF P-39s In Combat

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Fri May 20, 2011 7:44 pm

P-39N #246 of the 12th FS 18th FG returning from a combat mission in 1944.

Nathan · **Posted:** Fri May 20, 2011 8:04 pm

The 12th had some odd scheme P-39's including one with a wavy neutral gray demarcation line just below the cockpit window.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Fri May 20, 2011 8:40 pm

Which P-39 outfit had an airplane built up out of spares and salvage that they painted all black and put a huge ? on the vertical fin-

Dan Johnson II · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 1:49 am **Posts:** 659

We need more detail on those silver 39s Jack, if we're going to get em skinned into Aces High

Franklin · **Joined:** Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:53 pm **Posts:** 183

So what aircraft is that in the photo that the picture is taken from? P-38?

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Fri May 20, 2011 11:59 pm

yuppo!

DryMartini · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2011 10:07 am

Although I find it hard to tell, it looks more like a P-39D
with the long barrel 20mm cannon in the nose.
I also cannot see any gas vents on the nose,
which started with the P-39L.

gemmer · **Joined:** Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:54 am **Posts:** 314

P-39D-1 or P-400. Too fuzzy to count the exhaust stacks, but if there's six it's a D-1. If there's twelve it's a 400.

Dan K · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2011 12:36 pm

Dan Johnson II wrote:

We need more detail on those silver 39s Jack, if we're going to get em skinned into Aces High

This help?

http://wingnutmodels.com/P-39%20Daisy%20Mae.html

Nathan · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2011 1:16 pm

Could be a P-39F. They were used in the Pacific too. 12 stack exhaust too.

Dan K · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2011 2:53 pm

Baugher lists 41-38481 as a P-39D-2-BE.

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2011 4:33 pm

It pains me to admit this but I can't tell one darn P-39 from another :oops:

I just threw 'N' out to see if there were any anoraks out there who knew :shock:

gemmer · **Joined:** Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:54 am **Posts:** 314

Nathan wrote:

Could be a P-39F. They were used in the Pacific too. 12 stack exhaust too.

F models did indeed have 12 stacks, but they had the 37mm gun which had the shorter muzzle. The gun in the pictured a/c is
a 20mm.

Duane

Nathan · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2011 9:55 pm

gemmer wrote:

Nathan wrote:

Could be a P-39F. They were used in the Pacific too. 12 stack exhaust too.

F models did indeed have 12 stacks, but they had the 37mm gun which had the shorter muzzle. The gun in the pictured a/c is
a 20mm.

Duane

oops, good call Duane!

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