The P-38 (x5)

[daepp]

From yesterday - I love this aircraft. Never saw more than two at a time before!



Glacier girl is in there!

[Joe Bob]

Cool pics.....

Here are four more P-38s....

[Jim Bremner]

I live about 10 crow miles from chino, I was hoping to see some planes overhead, nope.

I didn't know that thee was 5 P-38s that could fly! the world is a better place!

[daepp]

At least this time, they didn't stray to far from the airport. Might catch them when they leave

[drcoastline]

P-38's sure are cool. What are the bulges aft of the wing on the pontoons?

[Neilk]

P-38's sure are cool. What are the bulges aft of the wing on the pontoons?

Radiators?

[jyl]

Air scoop and radiator

[Flieger]

Dang, you got some great shots!

I was there too.

[daepp]

Thanks - we were just outside the airport to the west.

[Baz]

NICE photos Dave - thanks for sharing. One of my favourite aircraft as well.

Were they flying a "missing man" formation or is it just the angle the photos were taken?

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Jim Bremner

I live about 10 crow miles from chino, I was hoping to see some planes overhead, nope.

I didn't know that thee was 5 P-38s that could fly! the world is a better place!

Not many left......

List of surviving Lockheed P-38 Lightnings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[StevoRocket]

Nice video P-38 & F4 Corsair Training 2013

P-38 & F4 Corsair Training 2013 - YouTube



website http://capphotography.ifp3.com/#/page/home/

[tabs]

You Boyz can say, "Thanks" to my ole man, cus during the "Big Un" he worked for Packard on the Merlins that power those P 38's as a Tool & Die man. If ya look in the Packard book under the war time production chapter there is a pic of my ole man on the factory floor toiling away.

[tabs]

The German fighter pilots used to like to shoot down the P 38's...they found them to be easy. But ole Jap Adm Yamamoto probably had a different opinionas he was being flamed by one.

[Joe Bob]

My Gramps worked on the other twin boomed fighter.....

[daepp]

I don't want to disagree with Tabdula, but did the P-38 have Merlins or an Allisons?

[tabs]

Originally Posted by daepp

I don't want to disagree with Tabdula, but did the P-38 have Merlins or an Allisons?

The ole man said, "Merlins"...since he was there he would have known...

[Baz]

Originally Posted by daepp

I don't want to disagree with Tabdula, but did the P-38 have Merlins or an Allisons?

P-38's had Allisons.

P-51's had Merlins.

Allison V-1710 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Joe Bob]

P-51s had more than one engine. The original was found to be lacking. The turbo or was it supercharged?...... English replacement was the schizzle. Then they figured out the bigger fuel tank thingy.....they could escort, defend and return with the bombers.

[tabs]

Originally Posted by Baz

P-38's had Allisons.

P-51's had Merlins.

Allison V-1710 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A similar attempt to cure the problems of the P-38 by replacing its Allisons with Merlins was quashed by the USAAF, after protests from Allison.^[20]