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Tom: I was reviewing your "lead photo" and the aircraft is ID'd as a P-63. In reality it's a P-39 Airacobra....probably a Target Tug given the paint job. Note smaller vertical tail and the s/n 219xxx which according to Joe Baugher's s/n list that group of A/C were exclusively P-39Q's. As a...

As a point of interest during the Vietnam conflict the DOD approached Douglas Aircraft Co. to do a sizing of putting the A-1 Skyraider back into production Obviously it never happened as the key issue being the long lead time for Wright to re-tool for the R-3350's.

It's interesting that the existing RP-63 on display is painted red. Per spec and other file photos they came off the Bell production line in a wrap-around hi-vis yellow.