One For The P-38 ID Gurus

[Jack Cook]

I need the history of this a/c.............
P-38L s/n 44-26827

[TonyM]

I need the history of this a/c.............
P-38L s/n 44-26827

Jack,

Joe Baugher Serial numbers list this airplane as an F-5G-6-LO; There is a guy on armyairforces.com named Terry Geary who could probably answer this question very quickly.

TonyM.

[TonyM]

I need the history of this a/c.............
P-38L s/n 44-26827

Jack,

Here is what the AAF AC History Card says about this airplane:

44-26827 F-5G-6-LO 8AF 460731 BIVE Condemned Reclamation
Project # 97076
Accepted 6 Apr 1945
El Paso 10 Apr 1945
Lockheed-Dallas Mod Ctr, TX, (F-5G-6) 11 Apr 1945
Palm Springs 16 May 1945
SBAD 17 May 1945
Long Beach 23 May 1945
Long Beach 23 May 1945--dep c/o IRON 3 Jul 1945


Hope this information is helpful

Good Luck with your research.

Tony Mireles