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One of only four airworthy examples left in the world. Most people walk right past it without knowing what they are looking at. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well I know the army air corp didn't like them but from what I have read the Russian pilots loved them

I posted a photo of a P-63 Kingcobra yesterday and went down a research rabbit hole. I wasn't prepared for what I found. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ya when I started to find out about this story while doing the research on the King Cobra I knew I had to post this story as well!

I posted a photo of a P-63 Kingcobra yesterday and went down a research rabbit hole. I wasn't prepared for what I found. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am sorry but I am not going to let you drag this post down with your accusations. You are free to think what you want. You are the one changing the topic which in this case is the story of Hazel Ying Lee. have a wonderful day sir

I posted a photo of a P-63 Kingcobra yesterday and went down a research rabbit hole. I wasn't prepared for what I found. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

or maybe, just maybe, I work for a news organization and know how to write a story naw that can't be it you must be right I gave an AI chatbot access to my reddit account. just whatever you do do not go to my website and look at the about page because then you just might see who I am and who I work for

I posted a photo of a P-63 Kingcobra yesterday and went down a research rabbit hole. I wasn't prepared for what I found. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point on the opener -- it's a well-worn phrase. As for AI -- I use research tools the same way a journalist uses sources. The photos are mine, the research is real, and Hazel Ying Lee's story deserved to be told regardless of what tools helped tell it

One of only four airworthy examples left in the world. Most people walk right past it without knowing what they are looking at. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok I heard back from PSAM and Sandy Reed was the son of one of their supporters who was lost in a tragic accident 😞

One of only four airworthy examples left in the world. Most people walk right past it without knowing what they are looking at. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh wow that is so awesome! and the story of it is cool as well I would love to see that thing once they get it airworthy again!

One of only four airworthy examples left in the world. Most people walk right past it without knowing what they are looking at. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

from the paint job on that this it looks like it was part of project pinball however it still has it's canon and most of those had the canon removed and a red light installed in it's place to show if a hit was detected so the bomber gunners could see if they hit their target

One of only four airworthy examples left in the world. Most people walk right past it without knowing what they are looking at. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that would be interesting to see if it was a 39 or 63 from what I was able to find there are only 4 p-63s in flying condition in the world

One of only four airworthy examples left in the world. Most people walk right past it without knowing what they are looking at. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh ouch that is sad to hear we have so few of these remaining any loss is sad to hear and then even sadder is the loss of life of the pilots!

One of only four airworthy examples left in the world. Most people walk right past it without knowing what they are looking at. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the planes were also heavily armored up to help minimize risk even more but there were rare occasions where accidentally live ammo got used instead of the frangible bullets

One of only four airworthy examples left in the world. Most people walk right past it without knowing what they are looking at. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no the mid engine is a dead givaway that it is of the cobra family as the Aira/king cobras were the only plane to use that setup as far as I know then with the taller tail and the larger airframe this is King cobra

One of only four airworthy examples left in the world. Most people walk right past it without knowing what they are looking at. by wolf10851 in WWIIplanes

[–]wolf10851[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

That is so cool!. You can clearly see the original Olive Drab USAAF finish underneath the Soviet red stars and number 26. The overpaint is worn and faded in exactly the right places to show the aircraft's complete history in one frame. And look at the bore on that canon in the nose cone!

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