Hank Taylor Posted March 17, 2015 Share #1 Posted March 17, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) The Lockheed P38 a great WWII Fighter served both in the Pacific Theater and Europe as one of Americas top fighters for the US Army Air Corps., not taking away from the Navy top fighters, but my title was which was one one of my favorites. I also have to mention , If I was there, I would have enjoyed flying the Thunderbolt P47 one hell of a plane that under extreme fighting condition could count on bringing it's pilots back because it was so well built. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/242397-one-of-favorite-plane-whats-yours/?do=findComment&comment=2782004'>More sharing options...
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Pecole Posted March 17, 2015 Share #2 Posted March 17, 2015 Wow ! Even if the "Spit" will ever remain my favorite, I must agree that the Lightning (the real one, not the English Electric P1...) was a marvel. Thanks for a wonderful image, Hank. The Lockheed P38 a great WWII Fighter served both in the Pacific Theater and Europe as one of Americas top fighters for the US Army Air Corps., not taking away from the Navy top fighters, but my title was which was one one of my favorites. I also have to mention , If I was there, I would have enjoyed flying the Thunderbolt P47 one hell of a plane that under extreme fighting condition could count on bringing it's pilots back because it was so well built. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted March 17, 2015 Share #3 Posted March 17, 2015 Hank, Obviously I have never flown any, but I would have to rank the P-38 ahead of the P-47 and P-52. I have read a lot of stories about the P-38 and it seems like that was the one that shot down Ad. Yamamoto. by using its great range and armament. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted March 17, 2015 Share #4 Posted March 17, 2015 I know zero of these matters (to the 4th decimal place), but the plane in the picture seems to be missing a back end. Am I missing something, or is the plane missing something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecole Posted March 17, 2015 Share #5 Posted March 17, 2015 I know zero of these matters (to the 4th decimal place), but the plane in the picture seems to be missing a back end. Am I missing something, or is the plane missing something? It's definitely you who are missing something, Michael ! If you look carefully to the photo, you will see part of the horizontal stabilizer under the right wing. The P-38 had a twin boom fuselage (behind the engines) and a central nacelle for the cockpit, and both "booms" had a vertical fin, and the horizontal stabilizer joining them. Here is a self-speaking photo of the "complete thing" from my archives for your "less-one-zero" education Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/242397-one-of-favorite-plane-whats-yours/?do=findComment&comment=2782182'>More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted March 17, 2015 Share #6 Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks very much. I see the bit of horizontal stabilizer now. Appreciate you smartening me up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 17, 2015 Share #7 Posted March 17, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wonderful, and one of my favorites, along with the B25. Part of the charm of the bomber is how small it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecole Posted March 18, 2015 Share #8 Posted March 18, 2015 Wonderful, and one of my favorites, along with the B25. Part of the charm of the bomber is how small it is. The Mitchell ranks high in my favorites too, Stuart, but for a "familial" reason : an uncle of mine (in fact, he was an "adoption uncle") won a DFC and a DSO as a tail gunner in a B-25 during WW2 (he was too old to be a pilot), after having been the only Belgian condemned to death by the nazis to flea from the prison the very morning he had to be shot. He eventually became Head of the Belgian Aviation Administration after the war. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted March 18, 2015 Share #9 Posted March 18, 2015 You really needed to have some brains to fly one of those....the link below goes to a YouTube video of a US DoD training film... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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