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P-38's (1) ...

Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:06 pm

Original sources: San Diego Air and Space Museum archives, Lockheed Martin photo archives.

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6th Recon Group Lockheed P-38 (F-5)

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6th Recon Group Lockheed P-38 (F-5)

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Adak, AL 1944

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Last edited by Mark Allen M on Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:53 pm

Back in the 60-70's a P-38 sat at Richards Gebauer Airbase in south Kansas City. It went missing and no one around here ever knew the place it went.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:07 pm

Versatile wrote:Back in the 60-70's a P-38 sat at Richards Gebauer Airbase in south Kansas City. It went missing and no one around here ever knew the place it went.


I Wonder.....if there are any photos of that airframe out there pop2

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Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:11 pm

gary1954 wrote:
Versatile wrote:Back in the 60-70's a P-38 sat at Richards Gebauer Airbase in south Kansas City. It went missing and no one around here ever knew the place it went.


I Wonder.....if there are any photos of that airframe out there pop2


Never heard of any. I think it was true. Maytag had the AC Service contract back then. Add that in case you run across someone.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:36 pm

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Maj. Frank Nichols, 49th FG

Additional 49 FG link

http://www.flyingknights.net/index.htm

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P-38's very low over Shemya AAF 1 August 1945

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Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:45 pm

That last shot is spectacular!

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Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:11 pm

Here are a few from my collection which can also be found on my site.



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