[mhackl]

HA1701
Bell P-39N/Q Airacobra "Russian Ace" #29004, call-code "100"
Александр Иванович Покрышкин (Aleksandr Ivanovich Pokryshkin)
A 1/72nd scale model by Hobby Master due October 2007

Flying this aircraft, Pokryshkin scored several aerial victories in the later period of the war. The P-39 was a favorite weapon of Pokryshkin, he still flew this type when his 9th fighter division was already entirely reequipped by La-7 fighters. In 1943 Pokryshkin made a useful P-39 modification, he combined all armament firing into one button on the stick, so that a wave of 37 mm cannon and 12,7 mm heavy gun shells would devastate any enemy plane in one shot. He flew a total of 550 sorties, participated in 139 air combat encounters and he officially scored 59 enemy planes. But in opinion of some historians his killboard list should be enlarged by approximately 13 victories that were scored in battles over Kuban.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Not bad looking P-39...
At least it's a ace's plane.
JP

[PappyB]

Good first choice! Finally going with the low-hanging fruit first.... but I can't help but want to edit those descriptions

[mustangdriver]

Cool airplane. I hope that an American one is fast to follow as I collect planes in their most common markings and want a P-39 in USAAF markings.

[Cardinal]

Originally Posted by PappyB

Good first choice! Finally going with the low-hanging fruit first.... but I can't help but want to edit those descriptions

Excellent choice from HobbyMaster . The description though is sorely in need of editing and is not acceptable from any company, irrespective of the quality of their product. (I suspect an electronic dictionary was involved somewhere in the process [Mandarin/Cantonese - English translation?].)

[mhackl]

The description was my fault. I used the Google translator to convert it from Russian to English.

Sorry

[Captain Eddie]

If it's a good-lookin' as the picture, I'll take it! And I have faith that it will, coming from HM.

[PappyB]

Originally Posted by mhackl

The description was my fault. I used the Google translator to convert it from Russian to English.

Sorry

LOL Mark -- maybe that's what HM does too The "final" "English" descriptions on the HM packaging I have are strikingly similar...

[Cardinal]

Originally Posted by mhackl

The description was my fault. I used the Google translator to convert it from Russian to English.

Sorry

That's what happens when you place all your faith in technology Mark . Your revised 'edit' is almost poetic though .

[Shamrock]

Another one for Santa's list. Hopefully we will see some more well made Russian aircraft from all manufacturers as well as this P-39 to fill the gap in the interim. Thanks for the heads up Mark.