{"product_id":"hm-p-39n-aircobra-ha1701","title":"Hobby Master HA1701 1:72 P-39N Aircobra, Col. Aleksandr J. Pokryshkin, C\/O 9 Gv. IAD, 1944","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHobby Master HA1701 P-39N Aircobra Col. Aleksandr J. Pokryshkin, C\/O 9 Gv. IAD, 1944\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvery country except the Soviet Union disliked the P-39. All wanted it to perform well\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eabove 20,000 feet but it didn’t because of a supercharger instead of a turbo-charger and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eweight. The Soviets liked the low altitude speed and maneuverability, excellent structural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eintegrity, and heavy armament, everything they needed to fight the type of war on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEastern Front. They were so pleased by these attributes that they nicknamed it “The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIron Dog”. There were 9,585 P-39s of all variants built with about 4,500 going to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoviets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAleksandr I. Pokryshkin was a leading Soviet ace with 59 kills of which 48 came flying a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eP-39. He applied his own methods of attacking instead of the methods set out by the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emilitary. The military methods left the aircraft vulnerable to ground fire and German\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efighters but eventually Pokryshkin’s methods were adopted as standard practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAleksandr was also the C\/O of the 9th GFD (Guards Fighter Division) formerly the 216th \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFighter Division. This group had none less than 28 aces with a minimum of 15 kills while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eflying the P-39.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43456792363235,"sku":"HA1701","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/files\/hobby-master-ha1701-172-p-39n-aircobra-col-aleksandr-j-pokryshkin-co-9-gv-iad-1944-402697.jpg?v=1747463952","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hm-p-39n-aircobra-ha1701","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}