C-C-C-Cobra!

British Airacobras? For a short time, yes!

In late September 1941, No.601 “City of London” RAF Squadron swapped their Hawker Hurricane IIC's for Bell Airacobra Mk.I's (known Stateside as the P-39F) and became the only operational British unit to fly them. 

However, after experiencing a long list of problems, including compass failures, shortcomings with flying at higher operational altitudes, incompatibility issues with the tricycle undercarriage and grass airstrips, the Airacobra was removed from service after only two fighter sweeps into France.

By March 1942 and after losing five aircraft to accidents, they were replaced with the Supermarine Spitfire V. Some Airacobras would be transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease, others would find their way to the Pacific Campaign, re-designated as P-400's.

Although not a Airacobra the flew in the King's Service, I took to the skies in my premium, tier VI P-39N-1 for a "clean off the rust" flight, after my short, real life break from World of Warplanes....