Damaged P-38 cockpit (1 Viewer)

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Kingscoy

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Hi,

Got this photo of P-38 which got hit by a 20mm shell according to the writing on the back. Still trying to read the serialno. on the radio call decal. Photo is just a little bit out of focus to get a sharp scan.

regards,
Sander
 

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And I asume that he brought this bird home...that's some real flying skills!!

I think I have the first part of the serial correct; 2-1040.. This block of P-38J-15 serialno's were a/c mainly used in the ETO.

regards,
Sander
 
This pic appears on p 167 of the late Roger Freeman's classic "The Mighty Eighth".

The caption reads:

A 20mm shell hit the windscreen of Lt Col Wilson's P-38J, 42-104307, over France on 13 Jun. 1944. The 55th FS commander escaped with slight face cuts, first man in the squadron to be wounded in action during six months of combat. P-38's 'wheel' control column and the firing button are prominent in this picture

BC
 
Hi BC1,

Thanks for that info. Am wondering now if the photo I have a later re-production is or a time period print as it does not glow under black light? Anyway, it is an impressive photo.
Thanks again!

regards,
Sander
 

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