Aviation Photo #7081669 Bell P-39F Airacobra - Russia - Air Force

The aircraft built in 1942 entered the museum's collection in 2016. It is painted in the colors of R-39Q-15 twice Hero of the Soviet Union G.A. Rechkalov. There are stars on the fuselage, which indicate the number of downed enemy aircraft and the initials of Rechkalov on the tail section of the aircraft. Rechkalov shot down, according to various estimates, from 56 to 61 enemy aircraft. The aircraft presented in the museum is a composite of several, more than 70% of the parts and the fuselage are original.