P-38's (1) ...

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7802

Original sources: San Diego Air and Space Museum archives, Lockheed Martin photo archives.

6th Recon Group Lockheed P-38 (F-5)

Lockheed stock photo

Adak, AL 1944

Versatile · **Joined:** Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:35 pm **Posts:** 636

Back in the 60-70's a P-38 sat at Richards Gebauer Airbase in south Kansas City. It went missing and no one around here ever knew the place it went.

gary1954 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:07 pm

Versatile wrote:

Back in the 60-70's a P-38 sat at Richards Gebauer Airbase in south Kansas City. It went missing and no one around here ever knew the place it went.

I Wonder.....if there are any photos of that airframe out there

Versatile · **Joined:** Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:35 pm **Posts:** 636

gary1954 wrote:

Versatile wrote:

Back in the 60-70's a P-38 sat at Richards Gebauer Airbase in south Kansas City. It went missing and no one around here ever knew the place it went.

I Wonder.....if there are any photos of that airframe out there

Never heard of any. I think it was true. Maytag had the AC Service contract back then. Add that in case you run across someone.

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7802

Maj. Frank Nichols, 49th FG

Additional 49 FG link

http://www.flyingknights.net/index.htm

P-38's very low over Shemya AAF 1 August 1945

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

That last shot is spectacular!

WIXerGreg · **Posted:** Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:11 pm

Here are a few from my collection which can also be found on my site.

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