ORIGINAL - WW2 US ARMY AIR CORPS 1st MODERN FIGHTER SEVERSKY P-35 2PA 1937 PHOTO For Sale

ORIGINAL - WW2 US ARMY AIR CORPS 1st MODERN FIGHTER SEVERSKY P-35 2PA 1937 PHOTOORIGINAL WW2 US ARMY AIR CORPS 1st MODERN FIGHTER SEVERSKY P-35 2PA 1937 CUT WAY NEWS WIRE PHOTO. NICKNAMED " SKY DESTROYER ".
CUTAWAY ILLUSTRATION OF THE WW2 U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS SEVERSKY P-35 2PA FROM OCTOBER 22,1937 SHOWING THE FIRST ALL METAL FIGHTER PLANE WITH RETRACTIBLE LANDING GEAR AND ENCLOSED COCKPIT.
ORIGINALOCTOBER 22,1937NEWS SLUG LABEL PASTED ON THE REVERSE:

A SKY DESTROYER

THE CROSS-SECTIONAL DRAWING OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND

ARMAMENT OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST TWO PLACE MILITARY AIR-

PLANE: THE SEVERSKY "CONVOY FIGHTER".FROM THE DRAWING

CAN BE SEEN TRE SIX FIXED FIFTY CALTRE MACHINE GUNS AND

THE ONE FLEXIBLETHIRTY CALIBRE MACHINE GUN IN THE REAR.

THIS ARMAMENT ALONG WITH THE SIX HUNDRED POUNDS OF AERIAL

DEMOLITION BOMBS, CARRIED IN BOMB RACKS WHICH ARE ATTACHED

BENEATH THE WINGS, COMPRISES THE MOST DEADLY ARRAY OF

FIGHTING EQUIPMENT EVER INSTALLED ON SUCH A PLANE.

THE PLANE 1S CAPABLE OF CARRYING A PILOT AND MACHINE

GUNNER AT A SPEED OF THREE HUNDRED AND TEN MILES PER HOUR?

WITH A TWELVE HUNDRED HORSEPOWER ENGINE.THE INTERIOR

OF THE WING CONSISTING OF MULTIPLE SPARS AND BEAMS AND IS

SO BUILT THAT IT MAY LITERALLY BE RIDDLED WITH BULLETS AND

STILL NOT HAVE ITS FLEGHT CHARACTERISTICS ALTERED.THIS

PLANE HAS A FUEL CAPACITY ENABLING IT TO OPERATE OVER A

RANGE OF THREE THOUSAND MILES WITHOUT REFUELING.

s-10/22/37 (s)

SHARP FOCUS WITH GOOD CONTRAST.

CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH VERY LIGHT HANDLING FROM ITS 87 + YEARS.

DIMENSIONS: 9 1/16" x 6 15/16"

THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY.

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