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| − | [[File:P-26.jpg|thumb|right]]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 Almost all had been withdrawn from American service by the outbreak of [[World War II]], but some served in the [[Chinese]] air force in the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], and others saw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.<ref>http://www.aviation-history.com/boeing/p26.html</ref> 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.<ref>''The Great Book of Combat Aircraft'', by Paolo Matricardi, VMB Publishers, 2006</ref> | + | [[Fi |
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| − | *[http://www.historynet.com/boeing-p-26-peashooter.htm Boeing P-26 Peashooter] at History.net
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| − | *[http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/p26.html Boeing P-26] at the Boeing website
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| − | *[http://users.accesscomm.ca/magnusfamily/ww2phi.htm P-26 victories in the Philippines] at Air Aces
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| − | [[Category:World War II aircraft]]
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