Bell P-63 Kingcobra

P-63 Kingcobra
Role	Fighter aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Bell Aircraft
First flight	7 December 1942
Introduction	October 1943
Status	Retired
Primary users	United States Army Air Forces; Soviet Air Force; French Air Force
Produced	1943–1945
Number built	3,303
Unit cost	US$65,914 (1945)
Developed from	Bell P-39 Airacobra

The Bell P-63 Kingcobra is a US fighter aircraft of World War II. It is a modernized variant of the P-39 Aircobra. Refused by the USA and UK, it was used by Free France and the USSR as a fighter-bomber. After the war some were used by Honduras. More than 3300 examples were built between 1943 and 1945.

This short article about the military can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

Bell P-63 Kingcobra Media

Bell assembly line near Niagara Falls, New York
First production P-59A with a P-63 behind.
L-39 with swept wings, extended rear fuselage, ventral tail fin and P-39 prop
Bell P-63 Kingcobra on the flightline.
Bell RP-63C racer Tipsy Miss wearing No. 28 at Oshkosh Wisconsin in 1974.
P-63 with underwing gun pods
L-39-2 with swept wings and four-bladed prop.
RP-63C (ex-"Pinball") Kingcobra in French Air Force markings at the Commemorative Air Force museum at Harlingen Texas in 1975
Bell P-63 King Cobra (identifiable as such by its vertical tail and four-bladed propeller) on display in Victory Park, Moscow, June 2004.
P-63C of the Armée de l'Air