Hi nuuumannn,
Yah, the P-59 has some really interesting stories. When they were first flying it, the jet base was on the south side of nwhat is now Edwards Air Force Base and a P-38 base was at the North side. Naturally they saw each other, but the P-59 was Top Secret. The P-38 guys would say in debrief that they saw a strange plane with no propeller leaving a smoke trail and it got back to the P-59 base commander who, in turn, chewed out his pilots. The Chief Pilot, Jack Woolams, said, "I'll take care of this!", requisitioned a Jeep, drove into Hollywood, and bought a Gorilla mask, some Gorilla hands, a derby hat, and a couple of cigars. He came back and the next day, took off in a P-59, found the P-38's, flew up beside them with the mask, hands, hat and cigar in place, waved and flew away.
When they landed they said they saw a strange plane with no propeller, leaving a smoke trail, very close this time,flown by a Gorilla, wearing a Derby hat and smoking a cigar. The base Phschiatrist said they could file that report and be grounded or shut up. In the end, the P-38 guys kept seeing the P-59's but stopped reporting it. VERY strange but also true.
In the early days there was little jet fuel and EVERY single former P-549 pilot we have had give a talk at the Museum told of running out of fuel, gliding in to some airfield, walking into the nearest bar (they had phones), calling for fuel and getting a few drinks. Then the fuel would show up and they'd go on from there with a better attitude and looking forward to running out of fuel yet again!
Go figure ...