Despite the improvement over the P-39 the P-63 was still inferior to other fighters that were in production for the Army Air Force and very few Kingcobras entered service with the U.S. military and none saw combat! Thia one is leased from a private owner!
A Bell P-63F is taking-off from Tinker AFB to perform at the 2005 airshow. Sadly this Kingcobra was lost on November 12th 2022, when it collided with B-17G, N6763. Six lives were lost during this tragic accident.