Bell P-59 Airacomet - A Short History (US Air Force Aicraft History)
Channel: A Short History
Date: 2020-12-25

The Bell P-59 Airacomet was a single-seat, twin jet-engined fighter - the first jet fighter produced in the US. It suffered from underperformance, and was not a success. 

SOURCE:
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been modified and shortened.

MEDIA:
"Airacomet P-59A.svg" by Kaboldy, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Airacomet_P-59A.svg, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
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