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[Wayne Little]

 

[fubar57]

Geo

 

[fubar57]

Not a #13 aircraft but a Babcock LC-13

Geo

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Wayne Little]

Good enough!

 

[fubar57]

Back to 13s...

Geo

 

[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Lucky13]

Found this for the 38+13, have no idea what the 'ICE-13' mean though....

 

[fubar57]

Here's part of the answer, young feller...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundeswehr_Technical_and_Airworthiness_Center_for_Aircraft
Haven't seen I.C.E. yet. EDIT: Seen I.C.E., about 2/3 of the way down the page...MILAVIA Military Aviation Specials - Luftwaffe F-4 Phantoms - The Early Years



Geo

 

[Lucky13]

Much obliged young man!

 

[Lucky13]

Doesn't this bird have the wrong serial, 42-39713?

 

[fubar57]

Found another profile with the same s/n. and a blurry photo that I couldn't make out the s/n. Have a few more books to look through.




Geo

EDIT: Interesting read here Jan...The final two aerial kills of WWII took place in the Pacific, they were made without firing a shot by the P-61 Lady in the Dark!

 

[Wurger]

I went through a couple of references and googled the net. It seems that the 42-39408 and the 42-39713 were two different planes. The 42-39408 was the Northrop P-61B-2-NO and the 42-39713 was the Northrop P-61B-15-NO. I haven't found any pic of the 713 kite. However it seems that the serial can be seen in the offered as an oil painting and then as an image with sign.

 

[Wurger]

The shots I could find, seem to show the 42-39408 aircraft with the art on the starboard. Also it is almost sure the plane didn't have the art on the port side. I did some searching and grabbed these clips. I would say it is the 42-39408. The lack of the art at the port side of the fuselage can be seen clearly. The idea ( no arts on the port side ) is suggested by the B&W pic of the 548th NFS P-61s attached here below. These clip shots indicate the red spinners and back engine cowlings

 

[Wurger]

The two images seem to show the red parts of the plane too. The first one was taken in 1945 and the second one in 1948 believing in captions.

 

[Wurger]

But these two may suggest that there was the black colour applied on the parts. Unfortunately the second pic is of quite poor quality and it might have been the red colour too.

 

[Wurger]

And here is an additional shot. ... the "Lady" was wearing blue clothes rather.

 

[Lucky13]

Thank you very much my friend...!

 

[Lucky13]

Cheers Geo...