Placing the Bell P39 Aircobra.

[Graham Boak]

The Hurricane Mk.IV carried armour around the engine, radiator and cockpit. If this was not "meaningful" in comparison with the lack of same on the Mk.IId, then I suggest the difference is semantic not real.

Thanks for the Shores' reference, I shall look it up.

I would agree that the discussion seems to have moved away from its original intention, at least as I saw it. We are not discussing the real P-39 but some imaginary idealised version that might have embarrassed even Larry Bell.