The Bell P-39D Airacobra was used by the US Army Air Forces in the early part of World War II in the Pacific Theater. The Airacobra found its greatest success when exported to the Soviet Union as a Lend-Lease aircraft.
This particular project uses an extensive rework of Eric Johnson's P-39D AFX for its visual model. The Flight Model, Damage Profile and Control Panel are all newly built for the project.
Many Thanks to Mr. Eric Johnson for making his AFX freely available for experimentation.
The markings are intended as a tribute to Number 74 "Nanette" flown by Edwards Park in New Guinea.
The exact markings are not well documented so they are done in the typical style of aircraft in that theatre and are a guess.
"Nanette: Her Pilot's Love Story" was a book written as "an exaggeration" by Mr. Park and published in 1977.
It was quite a good book which I remember reading when I was young.
Let me know what you think of this project.
- Ivan.
