a couple of newly discovered photos from my Father in law

[B17news]

I'm working on the CD for the funeral and found some new aircraft pics in the stash that I hadn't seen before.

The one with the recruiting poster is appropriate, because after the war, he was assigned to the Recruiting service in Fl.

[Jesse C.]

That is a wild setup on the '38! I almost thought it was an He-111 when I first saw it!

Thanks for sharing and Merry X-Mas!

Jesse

[Mike Bates]

Great pictures! Theres a lot more glass on that XF-5D than other pictures I've seen of it. Any more of it?

Mike

[L. Thompson]

WOW!!

I have on my shelf a bunch of P-38 books and I thought I had looked through the ones I don't own pretty well, but I don't recall ever seeing a glass nose P-38 just like that! And in color! Can you magnify the lettering in the serial block and get us at least a partial on the serial or model number?

Okay, time for everybody to go thru the older relative's shoeboxes and albums and post some more treasures from the past!

[B17news]

There was something special about this '38. Someone here identified it the last time. Here's another photo of it.

[B17news]

they were in Florida doing some tests on the P47 and the P38. Here is the letter of commendation that they got afterwards:

[B17news]

these are little 1x2 cards, some sort of training aids (?)

[B17news]

:shock: WOW!!

I have on my shelf a bunch of P-38 books and I thought I had looked through the ones I don't own pretty well, but I don't recall ever seeing a glass nose P-38 just like that! And in color! Can you magnify the lettering in the serial block and get us at least a partial on the serial or model number?

The P38 was 42-12975. More info on this thread:

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... highlight=

[B17news]

complete R2800 overhaul manual

[Jack Cook]

Here's one of the Corsairs my cousin Don flew on the Bennington.

[B17news]

I thought the title to this one was kind of ironic



gotta love T.O.s

[tom d. friedman]

i've seen glazed nosed p-38s / f-5's but i've never seen a configuration like that!! there has got to be more to tell!!

[Rogue]

I thought the Foto-lightnings were unarmed, and wouldn't this be a F-4?

This one doesn't seem to be unarmed.

Awesome!

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[B17news]

I have a really cool story from his flight log that I will post later from a ride he took in that plane. We are scurrying around like ants still, making arrangements.

B

[tom d. friedman]

photo lightnings were unarmed. but this physical configuration has me stumped!! never have seen 1 like it!!