buzz-job ! (82nd FG P-38)

[Swiss Mustangs]

hi folks

awesome photo of a 82nd FG 96th FS P-38J buzzing hombase....



Martin

[Paul Patist]

Hallo Martin,

Guess he had to explain something afterwards as normally it wasn't allowed after some accidents...

Greetings from Belgium,

Paul

[Jerry O'Neill]

That photo reminds me of a story my Dad once told me.
He was studying in his dorm at Notre Dame one Sunday morning in 1943 when he head a loud racket. He looked down out of the third floor window just as a P-38 flew by below him! It banked up and over the Gold ND Dome and hi-tailed it outta there. He said it was probably a recent graduate on his way overseas.
Dad said it was one of the neatest things he'd ever seen.
Jerry

[airnutz]

hi folks

awesome photo of a 82nd FG 96th FS P-38J buzzing hombase....



Martin

Whoa! Excellent shot Matin..thanxx

[VintageAviationNews]

hi folks

awesome photo of a 82nd FG 96th FS P-38J buzzing hombase....



Martin

This seems Italy. Do you know the exact location?

[soko121]

Interesting, has anyone noticed the flaps down, seems odd for a "Buzz job", maybe more of a look see for a gear problem ???

[Mark Allen M]

Here's another buzz job for ya's

P-38 Lighting (states 455th BG) somewhere in Italy c 1944

[Lynn Allen]

Interesting, has anyone noticed the flaps down, seems odd for a "Buzz job", maybe more of a look see for a gear problem ???

Better control at lower speeds...

[Lynn Allen]

That photo reminds me of a story my Dad once told me.
He was studying in his dorm at Notre Dame one Sunday morning in 1943 when he head a loud racket. He looked down out of the third floor window just as a P-38 flew by below him! It banked up and over the Gold ND Dome and hi-tailed it outta there. He said it was probably a recent graduate on his way overseas.
Dad said it was one of the neatest things he'd ever seen.
Jerry

Jerry, which dorm was he in? My brother-in-law (ND 1971) wanted to ask?

TIA

[Invader26]

I think that is the "combat flap" setting that a P-38 has...

Nice pic..