P-26 Peashooter
From Conservapedia
The P-26 Peashooter was the first all-metal, monoplane fighter built for the United States. Designed by Boeing, the P-26 was first delivered to the Army Air Corps in 1934, and over 170 were built in total. Almost all had been withdrawn from American service by the outbreak of World War II, but some served in the Chinese air force in the Second Sino-Japanese War, and others saw action against the Japanese as part of the fledgling Philippine air force when the Philippines were invaded.[1] It was powered by an air-cooled Pratt & Whitney engine of 600 hp, had fixed landing gear, and carried two nose-mounted Browning machine guns.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.aviation-history.com/boeing/p26.html
- ↑ The Great Book of Combat Aircraft, by Paolo Matricardi, VMB Publishers, 2006
Links
- Boeing P-26 Peashooter at History.net
- Boeing P-26 at the Boeing website
- P-26 victories in the Philippines at Air Aces
