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This aircraft was probably flown by the CO of the 345th FS Maj. Charles W. Hoover.
He led this squadron from August 7 to December 27, 1943. According to squadron documents, he is credited with 1 ½ victories.
Hoover downed a Bf 109 G from III./JG77 over Thelepte Air Base on January 15, 1943, but the date of his shared kill is not known.
This Airacobra is the only known P-39 with sharksmouth flown in Mediterranean.
Based in North Africa / Alghero Airfield, Sardinia, late 1943
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Comments: 6
cool built this bird in second life with a friend its been copied but they person was lazy didn't sink the time in like we did
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I didn't know that P-39s were deployed to the MTO by the USAAF!
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Sure they did!
The 12th Air force used P-39s in the 81st FG and the 350th FG
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I knew that P-39s had been used in the Pacific theater, but that they were used in the MTO by the USAAF is new to me.
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