Peashooter ~ for steelrazer by bmac62
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...came across a well done aviation render in the Vue Gallery titled, Sweet "Pea".
...Click Here to see Sweet "Pea" by steelrazer.
...working through some of my past files, I came up with several photos I had taken of this Boeing P-26 "Peashooter" in 2009 at the National Museum of the US Air Force. It is a very unique aircraft first flown in 1932 by the US Army Air Corps.
...what's with the nickname "Peashooter" you ask? Well, even if your didn't, lol, here's the answer:
The P-26 was nicknamed the Peashooter because it has no visible armament (it had two machine guns on the floor of the cockpit shooting through the propeller). It did, however, have a long tube gunsight just forward of the windscreen that appeared to be its only armament.
...And, happily, you can see the long tube gunsight in my photo above.
Bill
"Built to Last"
Comments (33)
flavia49
very beautiful picture
cfulton
I have always loved this aircraft! Thanks for the info, Bill! Clive
danapommet
Beautiful shot Bill and a great looking P-26.