Bell P-39 Aircobra

The second-highest scoring Allied ace, Pokryshkin, flew the P-39 from late 1942 until the end of the war; his unofficial score in the Airacobra stands at nearly 60 Luftwaffe aircraft. 9,584 were produced, with over half being sent to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease program. A number are still in existence of which three are still flying. The mid-engine, gun-through-hub concept was developed further in the Bell P-63 Kingcobra.