Bell P-39N Airacobra Airfix 1965 tool 2009 boxing
Bell P-39N 1965 Tool, 2009 Boxing

Subject:: Bell P-39Q Airacobra
Военно-воздушные силы СССР (Soviet Air Forces 1918-1992)
40 19 GIAP White 10 (Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov)
1943 - Shongui
Scale:: 1:72
Status:: Completed
Started:: March 15, 2020
Completed:: April 20, 2020

The P-39 N was flown by Captain Pavel Kutakhov during 1943 as a part of 40 19 GIAP. An ace with 28 kills (12 individual and 16 shared), during WW2 he was highly decorated with the following main awards: Hero of the Soviet Union (May 1943), Order of Lenin (May 1943), Order of the Red Banner x 2 (May & July 1942), Order of Alexander Nevsky (Nov 1944), Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class (Sep 1943).
After the War he continued with his Air Force career gaining many other awards. He became Commander in Chief of Soviet Air Forces (1969-1984) He died in 1984 aged 70.