P-39 Airacobra recovered from Mart- Jarv lake Northern Russia

**packin9** · 05-10-2009, 04:05 PM

Small world sometimes, huh?

nctom · 05-13-2009, 08:53 PM

yeah that it is. Wish he was still around so I could ask him some questions. the 39 was an interesting plane, sort of an early Warthog built around a cannon. It would have been a pretty hot number if our air force hadn't taken the supercharger off. The Russians used them at low/mid level and they held their own up to the end. The follow on, the P 63 Kingcobra, did well after the war in air races going against Mustangs etc

**Reg** · 05-14-2009, 04:45 PM

"Dont give me a P39, Cos I value this life of mine
It will spin, it will roll, it will dig a deep hole,
So dont give me a P39"

Apparently this was a song sung by British aircrew issued with the early variant, as it was difficult to recover from a spin. Great to see the recovery pics, will be nice to see her restored too.

Reg

**packin9** · 05-15-2009, 12:34 AM

by nctom

yeah that it is. Wish he was still around so I could ask him some questions. the 39 was an interesting plane, sort of an early Warthog built around a cannon. It would have been a pretty hot number if our air force hadn't taken the supercharger off. The Russians used them at low/mid level and they held their own up to the end. The follow on, the P 63 Kingcobra, did well after the war in air races going against Mustangs etc

Went to an airshow locally here yesterday and they had two Warthogs. One of em put on a show for the crowd.

tehnotezak · 06-10-2009, 03:35 AM

Thank`s for sharing! No comments....

ragnar92 · 09-30-2009, 11:28 PM

i was actually at the bell aerospace center today for a school field trip dor the aviation class and they had that particular p-39 there. it was fantastic. it was in extremely good shape and the people there are planning on restoring it at one point. also, i have some pictures of it on my phone, if someone could tell me how to get them on here i would be more than glad to.

ragnar92 · 09-30-2009, 11:45 PM

i saw that plane at the bell aerospace museum

Jonesy · 10-02-2009, 01:35 AM

Brilliant thread! Great photos and the follow up info is first class, thanks for posting it!

**gabor42** · 10-19-2009, 07:16 AM

Dear Fellows,

I would like to see more pictures about the recovery. Have anyone a wartime photo about Lt Baranovsky?
Would anyone be so kind to share more and more...

Lot of thanks.

Bests

Gabor

**canadianpatriot** · 01-15-2010, 01:15 PM

The time I "cross the line" to Buffalo I' certainly going to the Bell Museum.
An old family friend (a Finn/Canadian) worked at Bell as a machinist making parts for the U-2 wing.