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Originally Posted by KNS
The right engine is dead and the prop is feathered, see the shadow of the blade on the cowling.
The P-38 was unique in that it had counter rotating props. The outward rotating props help to mitigate the effects of torque and P-factor during engine out.
Over the Aleutians with miles of open ocean, he may not had the fuel/luxury of flying over land to get back to the closest airfield. P-51s over the Pacific flew hundreds of miles single engine over the Pacific to escort B-29s.
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Very cool, thanks for the info. As a young kid the P-38 was one of my favorites planes of that era, but I don't really know much about them. I know I had a small diecast of one about 10 years ago that would probably be from the late 70s. I don't know if I've still got it or not.
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