eBay: Lockheed P-38 Lightning

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

FR39 Foto Flugzeug Lockheed P-38 Lightning französische Kennung Wappen Emblem | eBay

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Cool. I wasn't aware the French had them

 

[michael rauls]

Me neither. Off to Wiki......... .

 

[michael rauls]

A quick peek at Wiki yielded 2 units, the 2/23 and 2/33 used the F5. Verry cool. I never knew.

 

[Wurger]

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in a reconnaissance Lightning in 1944 ...

the pic source: Clues to the Mystery of a Writer Pilot Who Disappeared

 

[fubar57]

A profile in Replic magazine shows that the mission markings are little shields in the French colours

 

[fubar57]

Just cross posted you my friend, a great shot that illustrates my above post

 

[fubar57]

I was just reading an article about de Saint-Exupéry two days ago

 

[Wurger]

No problemo.

 

[Snautzer01]

Could it be the same plane ?

 

[fubar57]

Yep. You can just make out the #80 on your photo

 

[Wurger]

Agreed.

 

[fubar57]

 

[fubar57]

Dang, you beat me to it again

 

[fubar57]

I wonder if the eBay seller would increase his price if he knew that Antoine de Saint-Exupéry flew the aircraft

 

[Wurger]

I would say it is quite well know pic of the plane. Just it was ripped off somewhere and the seller tries to catch a gullible

 

[Wurger]

Two more shots of the Lockheed F-5A no. 42-13080 I found in the footage about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry at the top of the site accessed with the link below..

The pic source: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (29 czerwca 1900 w Lyonie - 31 lipca 1944 zestrzelony nad Morzem Śródziemnym niedaleko Marsylii)

 

[Wurger]

And one more pic ..

the pic source; https://airwingmedia.com/articles/2...uit-pilot-remembers-combat-southwest-pacific/