ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237580
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| Date: | unk. date 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell P-63C Kingcobra |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | 43-11137 |
| MSN: | 33-5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shumushu Island, Kuril Islands -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
43-11137 was one of six P36 Kingcobra wrecks recovered from the Kuril Islands, Western Pacific by the Hunt Brothers in 2003. The aircraft were used by the Russian Air Force against the Japanese during the 1945 'Manchurian Campaign' in WWII.
With 85% of the airframe being recovered, full restoration of the aircraft for static display started in 2010.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra
http://www.wingsmuseum.co.uk/north_american_b25_cockpit_restoration.htm
http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/bell-p-63c-kingcobra-restoration-wings-museum.html
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-63/44-4315.html
Images:
'Wings WWII Remembrance Museum, Balcombe Village, West Sussex, England. - 8th June 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 14:57 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 19-Aug-2021 16:36 | JF | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase] |
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