Boeing P-26C Peashooter

Boeing · United States · first flew 1936 · fighter

The Boeing P-26C is the final production variant of the Peashooter, essentially a P-26A reworked with a fuel-injected engine to P-26B standard, with the two variants differing only in minor engine and equipment details.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — WingsLow-mounted, tapered
E — Engines1 × piston, nose-mounted
F — Fuselage7.26 m fuselage
T — TailConventional

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Indistinguishable from the P-26B in external appearance; all Peashooter variants share the same immediately recognisable low-wing, open-cockpit, wire-braced silhouette.

Specifications

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History

The P-26C arose when several P-26A airframes were retrofitted to fuel-injection standard, effectively creating a third sub-variant designation. Only two aircraft were formally designated P-26C, making it the rarest of the Peashooter variants.

Variants

As the last of the P-26 series, the P-26C represents the end of the Peashooter production run; no further variants were produced as the design was superseded by more modern fighters.

Where you'll see it

The P-26C served alongside the P-26A and P-26B in USAAC pursuit squadrons, with all Peashooter variants becoming obsolete by the early 1940s.

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