The P39 and why it is amazing.

[Brooke]

Anyone who has any interest in the P-39 should go online and track down a copy of "Nanette: Her Pilot's Love Story" by Edwards Park.  Probably my favorite WW2 book, and the closest thing to required reading that we have in the 80th.

Excellent!  I will check it out.  Many thanks for the recommendation.  

EDIT:  I just bought it via Amazon.

[Guppy35]

Anyone who has any interest in the P-39 should go online and track down a copy of "Nanette: Her Pilot's Love Story" by Edwards Park.  Probably my favorite WW2 book, and the closest thing to required reading that we have in the 80th.

The birthplace of Guppy35

Guppy being Park's P-38 flying buddy in the 35th FG

And yes,it is the best fighter pilot book out there

[Nefarious]

P-39s available in Fridays Combat Challenge, come join the fight! All are welcome!

[darkzking]

I am now stuck between my love for the a6m and the p39 why you do this to me.

[Nefarious]

I am now stuck between my love for the a6m and the p39 why you do this to me.

You can fly both in Combat Challenge. You can fly both axis and allies as long as the sides remain relatively even throughout the event.

[darkzking]

Nefarious you probably just sold me now 

You can fly both in Combat Challenge. You can fly both axis and allies as long as the sides remain relatively even throughout the event.

[Reaper90]

Russian taterz > 'Murican taterz.

That is all,  Comrades.

 

[darkzking]

if i could attach the russian 37mm gun to my p39.

[Reaper90]

Simple solution.... just fly the Yak9T and e experience the awesomeness for yourself!

[darkzking]

I already do but i love my p39 more as did the russians .

[Brooke]

Another good P-39 book is "Attack of the Airacobras: Soviet Aces, American P-39s, and the Air War Against Germany", by Loza.

[Reaper90]

I already do but i love my p39 more as did the russians .

 

I know you love that little flying garden snake,  but let's not let our infatuation cause us to say silly things!  Any flavor of yak fighter will more than handle the P39. The Rooskies loved the P39 because we gave them to them,  they were fairly maneuverable (moreso than the Lagg3) and had a big gun. But for air to air use against fighters? Not even close.  Yak > Airacobra. 

[Brooke]

I know you love that little flying garden snake,  but let's not let our infatuation cause us to say silly things!  Any flavor of yak fighter will more than handle the P39. The Rooskies loved the P39 because we gave them to them,  they were fairly maneuverable (moreso than the Lagg3) and had a big gun. But for air to air use against fighters? Not even close.  Yak > Airacobra. 

It does seem in AH that Yaks and La's are much better than the P-39, but interestingly 3 of the top 5 (and 6 of the top 10) Soviet aces flew the P-39.  And that despite the Soviets having only 5000 P-39's, vs. 23000 Yak-7,9, and 3's and vs. 16,000 La-5 and 7's.

[darkzking]

It does seem in AH that Yaks and La's are much better than the P-39, but interestingly 3 of the top 5 (and 6 of the top 10) Soviet aces flew the P-39.  And that despite the Soviets having only 5000 P-39's, vs. 23000 Yak-7,9, and 3's and vs. 16,000 La-5 and 7's.

And they loved there Cobra too 

[Brooke]

And they loved there Cobra too 

They called it the "Cobrushka" or something like that ("little cobra").