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Bell P-39 Ramp - c 1942 - Niagara Falls Airport


Bell P-39 Ramp - c 1942 - Niagara Falls Airport


P-39 on the Compass Rose

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Really look forward to your pictures. Thanks

Bell Class is in ...


Bell P-39 Service Training at the Cataract House - 07-13-42


Bell P-39 Service Training at the Cataract House - 07-13-42


Bell P-39 Service Training at the Cataract House - 07-13-42


Bell P-39 Service Training at the Cataract House - 07-13-42


Bell P-39 Service Training at the Cataract House - 07-13-42


Women in Training at the Bell Aircraft Service School -08-07-42


Women in Training at the Bell Aircraft Service School -08-07-42

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One of the first experiments using a laser gun setup ...

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thanks for the Bells Mark. Gr8 set of photos. Happy New Year.

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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone!

Spotted this a while back while looking up a movie location; they're P-39 wings:




https://tavm.omeka.net/items/show/59

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Building enough Bells to make your ears ring ...

Bell Aircraft Corporation's main factory in Wheatfield, NY (Buffalo / Niagara Falls) during the 1940s. This unit primarily produced the Bell P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra.

























Photo Sources: Niagara Aerospace Museum.
Bell Aircraft P-39 Airacobra and P-63 King Cobra Appreciation Group.

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Bells will be ringing ...


Bell P-39D Cockpit








Bell P-63A Test Aircraft with skis at Niagara Falls in 1943

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P-63's in Niagara Falls in the winter of 1944

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This stuff is interesting ... From the RetroMechanix.com website.




Removal of Dust Plugs, Wooden, Exhaust Stacks (part of Airplane Kit Section, P-39 Kit No. 1)


Cam lock tool mounted in cockpit of P-39

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... and lastly ...

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Just a beautiful look at four-bladed P-39Q-25's in the middle and back row.

Many thanks, Mark!

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

Spare parts and tool kits for the P-39

“Ten Day Supply Maintenance Parts and Equipment for P-39 Series in Combat Area” dates from February 1943. Parts and equipment required to maintain the Bell P-39 Airacobra when deployed into combat, along with the placement of the maintenance kits in the aircraft itself; these were installed in the fuselage, nose, and wing roots of the airplane. The manual appears to be a preliminary work and some changes may have been made to the contents of the kits before they were added to the aircraft being sent overseas. Modelers interested in doing a diorama of a P-39 under repair will find plenty of valuable reference images in the gallery above; historians and general enthusiasts of the P-39 may also find them of interest.
All images from NARA Archives II, College Park, MD, RG 18
P-39 Kit No. 1 (Airplane Kit P-39) — 17½ lbs. The kit illustrated below was intended for P-39 airplanes departing for overseas duty. This was in addition to the parts and equipment listed in aircraft checkers' report Air Force Form 263. This equipment was placed in the airplane. This and all the following photos were taken on February 5, 1943
Looking forward at the Bracket and Mounting Assembly and installation of the Spare Parts and Maintenance Kit in the nose of the plane.
P-39 Kit No. 1 (Armorers' Section) — 9 lbs. This kit was intended for P-39 airplanes departing for overseas duty. This was in addition to the parts and equipment listed in aircraft checkers' report Air Force Form 263. This equipment was placed in the airplane
P-39 Kit No. 1 (Armorers' Section) in correct place in plane.
P-39 Kit No. 1 (Communications Section) — 3 lbs. This kit was intended for P-39 airplanes departing for overseas duty. This was in addition to the parts and equipment listed in aircraft checkers' report Air Force Form 263. This equipment was placed in the airplane
The photo below shows P-39 Kit No. 1 (Communications Section) in correct position in plane.
Cam lock tool mounted in cockpit of P-39 Airplane
Bell Airplane Special Kit in nose of plane

All great stuff!

You answered my question, thank you for that! I always thought four bladed propellers automatically meant it was a P-63, but I noticed the aircraft in the photo had the P-39 style vertical stabilizer. I was wondering what type they were, but now I know...P-39'Q'.

Thanks again for taking the time to post the photos, Mark, and Happy New Year to everyone.