John Lamarck Posted September 7, 2019 Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) by john lamarck, sur Flickr by john lamarck, sur Flickr by john lamarck, sur Flickr by john lamarck, sur Flickr by john lamarck, sur Flickr It was a milestone for Lockheed when P-38J‑20, serial # 44‑23296, was rolled out of the factory in May 1944. This Lightning was the 5,000th example produced. The latest P‑38 was painted a vermillion red, and the sobriquet YIPPEE was applied under the wings and along the nose. Few people realize that after publicity photos were taken the precious fighter was stripped of its manufacturer markings, and sent out to the Pacific where it was desperately needed. At this point in the war, the P‑38 was still in high demand by USAAF commanders around the world (except the 8th Fighter Command, which was on the verge of converting to the P‑51 as its fighter of choice) so there was no room for a permanent mascot decorating the skies over Burbank. Appropriately, YIPPEE was re-adorned in military markings and sent out to the only all‑P‑38 group operating at the time in the Southwest Pacific. The 475th Fighter Group acquired 44‑23296 probably sometime in June or July 1944, and assigned it to the 431st Fighter Squadron. Edited September 7, 2019 by John Lamarck
carebear Posted September 7, 2019 Posted September 7, 2019 O Wow! this looks great! love how you made the landinggears this makes my day! Greetings!
greg3 Posted September 7, 2019 Posted September 7, 2019 Nice build of one of my favourite US WW2 planes. I really like the clever use of minifies accessories for the engine "greebling". Thanks for sharing.
deraven Posted September 7, 2019 Posted September 7, 2019 Love the P-38, and this is a nice rendition of an interesting individual example. NPU for the turbo-superchargers - that's a nice touch!
Milan Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 2 hours ago, John Lamarck said: Thanks. Let's not bump an old topic just to say thanks.
Milan Posted February 13, 2024 Posted February 13, 2024 16 hours ago, John Lamarck said: Thanks guys. Glad you like it. Let's not bump old topics just to say thanks.
Milan Posted February 13, 2024 Posted February 13, 2024 4 hours ago, John Lamarck said: better late than never.... :-D Not according to the site rules. Each bump pushes new topics down and to the second page. Don't revive 5 year old topics, unless you have something important to add.
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