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Having an aircraft flying at low altitude firing 4 .50 cal and a Hispano 20mm at the same time dropping two 500 lb bombs would definitely make me scream the Devil! So we can all make the final judgment that the Wehrmacht called the P-38 "The Forked Tailed Devil" but not the Luftwaffe.DerAdlerIstGelandet said:I can agree that if anyone did, it was the ground troops.
P38 Pilot said:So we can all make the final judgment that the Wehrmacht called the P-38 "The Forked Tailed Devil" but not the Luftwaffe.
syscom3 said:Well what ever the source, it sure made for a fine legend, didnt it.
syscom3 said:Did the allied airmen ever call the -190 the "Butcher Bird"?
King Tiger is it's proper title, that's probably why it stuck. But it has many names.
Besides P38 this thread needs to get back on topic....
No it's not!
It's a bad translation of the German name Königstiger (Panthera tigris tigris) wich actually translates to Bengal Tiger in English!
Thats right! The P-38 was the best da*n can opener ever made, and anyone who disagrees can go....
what plane?
Oh...nevermind...
I still have a P38 Can Opener! I love the damn thing. I never could carry mine on my dog tags though. I was allways afraid if I fell or had to dive it would puntcure me!