Bell P59 Airacomet
Product code 0942612930
Series Air Force Legend Nr 208
Publisher/Brand Ginter
Author Pace. S.
Format a4
No. Pages 88
Version Soft cover
Language English
Category Aviationbooks
Subcategory US » US Prop Aircraft
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The Airacomet was the first jet aircraft built for the US Military.
As a fighter, the P-59 died in infancy without the opportunity to prove its worth, overtaken by progress for which the P-59 itself had become a symbol. Yet as America's first jet-powered airplane, its legacy lives on in the annals of aviation history











