P-38's in Alaska
Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:02 am
Hi All,
Perhaps this topic has come up more than once. And if it has I apologise. But I was curious to ask wether or not the the P-38 Lightning fuselage's that were on National Park Service property are still there or if there has been any effort made to recover them. As, from what I have been told, there perhaps as many (?) as 12 hulks, sitting out in the elements in the Aleutian Islands slowing and sadly disapearing into history.
I ask all of this based on something I was told by a gentleman who actually saw them out there when he was doing a "flyover" of the area. Again, from what I was told, these aircraft were destroyed in place when the U.S. Army Air Corps left their bases. In other words someone dropped a hand grenade into them and walked away. Ostensibly, based on what info I recall, there may be as many as 12 aircraft up there in various stages of deterioration due to wind, weather, corrosion, and Father Time.
Does anyone else know more about this topic ??
Respectfully,
Paul
Perhaps this topic has come up more than once. And if it has I apologise. But I was curious to ask wether or not the the P-38 Lightning fuselage's that were on National Park Service property are still there or if there has been any effort made to recover them. As, from what I have been told, there perhaps as many (?) as 12 hulks, sitting out in the elements in the Aleutian Islands slowing and sadly disapearing into history.
I ask all of this based on something I was told by a gentleman who actually saw them out there when he was doing a "flyover" of the area. Again, from what I was told, these aircraft were destroyed in place when the U.S. Army Air Corps left their bases. In other words someone dropped a hand grenade into them and walked away. Ostensibly, based on what info I recall, there may be as many as 12 aircraft up there in various stages of deterioration due to wind, weather, corrosion, and Father Time.
Does anyone else know more about this topic ??
Respectfully,
Paul
Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:14 pm
refresh....
any help on this topic ??
Paul
any help on this topic ??
Paul
Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:58 pm
Hi Col Rohr,
Thanks for the reply. I was lead to believe that there were around 6 aircraft that had been "destroyed in place" when the USAAF left the area. No hearing that there are 25+ airframes of potential up there....the intrigue builds. And YES...I agree....most of the bearuocrats DO have their head buried completely inside their "backside orifices". But that seems to be a serious qualification to become that species that will seem to NEVER be on the endangered species list....the Red Tapeworm.
Paul
Thanks for the reply. I was lead to believe that there were around 6 aircraft that had been "destroyed in place" when the USAAF left the area. No hearing that there are 25+ airframes of potential up there....the intrigue builds. And YES...I agree....most of the bearuocrats DO have their head buried completely inside their "backside orifices". But that seems to be a serious qualification to become that species that will seem to NEVER be on the endangered species list....the Red Tapeworm.
Paul
Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:02 am
Paul,
Here's one of the P-38s recovered from Alaska and restored for the Hill Aerospace Museum in Ogden, Utah. It's P-38J 42-67638 recovered from the Aleutians in 1994.
Dennis
Here's one of the P-38s recovered from Alaska and restored for the Hill Aerospace Museum in Ogden, Utah. It's P-38J 42-67638 recovered from the Aleutians in 1994.
Dennis
Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:13 am
There is a P-38G that is / was on display at Elmendorf AFB that was recovered and restored for display there. I'm pretty sure it is a "G" model. I've seen some pictures on the net but they seem few and far between. I think it is also outside in the elements 
Link added:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p38regis ... 13400.html
Tim
Link added:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p38regis ... 13400.html
Tim
Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:45 am
The link doesnt work for project lightning save, so just gotta ask...
Why would the air force put an "N" number on one of its displays?
Why would the air force put an "N" number on one of its displays?