Bell Aircraft Corp. donated this P-63E in 1958. It is marked and
painted in the unusual color scheme of an RP-63A, although it
lacks the armor plate and other "pinball" features.
The RP-63A was used as a manned aerial gunnery target.
Bell P-63E
Kingcobra
The Kingcobra was developed from the P-39 Airacobra, which it closely resembles. The U.S. exported many P-63s as lend-lease aircraft - the Soviet Union received 2,456 and Free French forces obtained 300. The USAAF never used the P-63 in combat.