F-4 & F-5 Lightning Reco

[SPang]

Hi,

I'm looking for information about Lightning use during WW2 in ETO, pics, profile, serial...
Also, looking for cockpit manuals to have disposition of the panels.

F-4A-1 "Super Snooper":


F-5 S/N 44-23240 (?):


Image post here by Jack Cook in my memory
Sorry if it's an another member

Thanks a lot for your help
Cheers
SPang

[Merlin540]

Here's some F-5 info for you that I've collected over the years. My good friend was an F-5 pilot- 30th PRS-9th AF. And here's the link to my P-38 F-5 files on RapidShare.

http://rapidshare.com/files/349132218/P-38_F-5.zip

Do you have any more F-5 info or nose art that you can share? I am still looking for any F-5 info for a memorial to my old friend.
I hope my materials are helpful for you...good luck!

[SPang]

Hi Merlin54,

Thanks a lot for the link.

I have no more information in my possession.
I have books from Squadron & Osprey.

Cheers
SPang

[Mike Bates]

Sky Queen was my photo. Here's info for her.
http://www.33rdprs.org/html/aircraft/F5E2_240.html

Still looking for Super Snooper info. I know she was modified for "Dicing" missions.

Mike

[Merlin540]

Here are a couple of pics of 'Super Snooper'- #303. It was in my friend's PRS.







He also flew 'Sharkmouth' F-5E 43-28307 from the 33rd PRS; he eventually crash-landed it in Eschwege, Germany in July, 1945.

[SPang]

Hi guys,

Thanks a lot for your information and pics.
Very interesting.

i'm looking to buy the book "Patton's eyes in the sky"

Cheers
SPang

[Mike Bates]

I have that book but have not read it. It says Super Snooper was with the 30th PRS. It has a cropped version of that photo and a diagram of the camera layout for the dicing camera's.

Mike

[Merlin540]

I have that book but have not read it. It says Super Snooper was with the 30th PRS. It has a cropped version of that photo and a diagram of the camera layout for the dicing camera's.

Mike

You are correct-Super Snooper was with the 30th PRS-the same unit that my friend flew with.

[SPang]

Hi guys,

I have the book "Patton's eyes in the sky" now and his good.

In another book in my collection, i discover some pics about 33rd PRS Lightning and a pic of the "Sky Queen" at Y10 le Culot.
The book:


I continue to find more information about the 33rd PRS and specialy "Sky Queen".
Do you know color pic of the nose art ?

Cheers
SPang

[Merlin540]

No color, but here's a different shot-with the ground crew and info.

[SPang]

Hi,

The pic inside this book:



Cheers
SPang

[SPang]

Hi,

I'm looking now for pics of the cockpit of the F-5 E2 or F-5 E4 Lightning and pics of the camera bay.

Thanks
SPang

[Merlin540]

Hi,

I'm looking now for pics of the cockpit of the F-5 E2 or F-5 E4 Lightning and pics of the camera bay.

Thanks
SPang

I'll look for you-as soon as we recover the WWII aircraft data from my 1Tb external hard drive.
It crashed on a Microsoft automatic on-line update---now my machine won't recognize the drive.
(Got an IT guy coming over this AM...)
Beware of those damned updates!