Any P-38 fans out there? (1 Viewer)

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OK...I'll start off with an amazing 4 ship I caught at Duxford !!!!:lol:

Then its back to Oshkosh, Cavanaugh and finally GOML 2007....(damn, that wa s fantastic show !)

Its interesting to note the different 'cooling sleeve' around the central .50 Cal on Glacier Girl, any body any idea's why ?
 

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Thanks for posting that, StormEagle! Reminded me that I'd forgotten to post my pics from my '07 trip to Evergreen:
 

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Because it's a 20mm cannon?

Aha !...quite right. I hadnt thought of that and if I'd taken the time to look at my pics from GOML2007, I would have seen this one confirming the canon !...Duh:oops:
 

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Thank you for posting these! The P-38 was a truly great plane, but high maintenance costs cut it's service life short. An old friend flew both the P-38 and P-51 in the ETO. He always said: "Give me the P-38 anytime".
 
Interesting shot of the inside of the gun/cannon bay. Here's a P-38 ammo container found on a dump site in S Norfolk (England) last October. We have several, with likelihood of more, so if anyone is interested in using in a restoration....

BC
 

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I have a photo zerox of a P-38 that just shows the booms,on the boom is an emblem I've been trying to find out what unit it is, the emblem is on a round background with a cloud at the bottom some what outside of the background and just above the cloud is an outline(silloutte) of a Cowboy riding a bucking Horse , he holds riens with one hand and a cowboy hat in the other.
I'm sure this is a "Stateside " emblem as the P-38 has the very early star inside blue circle and no outside bars later carried,anyone who may be able to help me ID this emblem and the colors Please contact me direct at my e mail, thank you !!! [email protected]
 
The P-38 participated in the shoot down of Yamamoto. They used special drop tanks to extend the range. They used classified radio intercepts to find out about his itinerary. They used his punctuality against him. It was THE most fantastic aircraft mission of the war short of that of the Enola Gay. And certainly from a fighter jock aspect, the most important. Too bad there was argument about who shot down the Betty he was in. In actuality, everyone who participated in the mission did, right down to the ground crew. One of the incredible parts of the mission was that they did not fly in a straight line to get to the Bettys. They avoided Japanese held islands and flew out to see on the deck, with the ocean streaking by just below them for the longest time. Go read about it. Incredible.
 
The P-38 participated in the shoot down of Yamamoto. They used special drop tanks to extend the range. They used classified radio intercepts to find out about his itinerary. They used his punctuality against him. It was THE most fantastic aircraft mission of the war short of that of the Enola Gay. And certainly from a fighter jock aspect, the most important. Too bad there was argument about who shot down the Betty he was in. In actuality, everyone who participated in the mission did, right down to the ground crew. One of the incredible parts of the mission was that they did not fly in a straight line to get to the Bettys. They avoided Japanese held islands and flew out to see on the deck, with the ocean streaking by just below them for the longest time. Go read about it. Incredible.

Skeeter, I believe the argument about who actually shot him down has pretty much been settled now. Re-examined evidence and testimony by Japanese pilots point to Rex Barber being the pilot who shot down Yamamoto. There is even a movement to discredit Tom Lanphier from his kill of Yamamoto's plane on that mission.
 
OK- I'm in! I allways loved P-38 - I build 3 models in 48 scale - and I still have 5 more in my stash!
Bodo from Poland
 

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