P-38 Scatterbrain Kid II

[Pat Carry]

Anyone know if restoration is taking place on this P-38?

[Chuck Gardner]

I dont think anything will happen to this airframe until the P-82 situation is resolved.

[warbird1]

Are the remains still being held in San Marcos?

[aerojock]

With all the flip flops on the P-82/P-38 trades and nontrades is the CAF still the owner of Scatterbrain Kid II?


Aero?

[Wolverine]

Didn't it belong to a guy up in Minnesota?

http://p38assn.org/surviving.htm

[aerojock]

I thought Frye was part of the original swap but since the P-82 was returned to the CAF maybe the P-38 was too, but I am not sure on this.


aero

[Steve S]

Is there enough left to restore. The story I had heard was that it was pretty badly twisted up and would essentiallly require completly replaceing 90% of the airframe to get her in the air again???

Anyone have any better info.

Steve S

Last edited by Steve S on Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Chuck Gardner]

[Shay]

Just looking for an update to the whole SNAFU. (if any)

Thanks

Shay

[Mudge]

Is it just the camera angle or is this a 2 seater? That gondola looks quite large to me.

Mudge the vision impaired

[Jack Cook]

P-38M cockpit mudge and that nasty survey nose.

[BCalmes]

and that nasty survey nose.

Hey!

[Warbird Kid]

Would be awsome to see this one restored as a night fighter, complete with the radar pod under the nose!

[Mudge]

"P-38M cockpit mudge and that nasty survey nose."
Is that a "yes" or a "no" to my 2 seater question?

Mudge the dense

[Second Air Force]

Mudge,

Yes, the "M" is a two-seater. The radar operator sat in that little space behind the pilot.

Scott