The first all-metal monoplane fighter to enter regular U.S. Army Air Corps service, while retaining fixed landing gear and an open cockpit.
Development
Boeing P-26 Peashooter was developed by Boeing Airplane Company in United States as a fighter. The family first flew in March 1932 and entered service in December 1933. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Boeing P-26 Peashooter is represented primarily in the fighter role. The sourced variant records include service with United States Army Air Corps. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include air superiority.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include P-26A.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| P-26A | Production | Fighter | United States Army Air Corps |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
P-26A — C024 official-museum technical baseline
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp, 500 hp
Armament: Two .30-caliber machine guns, or one .50-caliber and one .30-caliber gun; up to 200 lb of bombs.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- Boeing P-26A — National Museum of the United States Air Force · Tier 2