Keeping the Memory Alive!
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This section is just for the FUN of it. It includes photos of fun or unusual uses of the P‑38, and is strictly intended for those of us who are a little "over the top" about this classic plane! You can click on many of the pictures to see a larger view of them. … if you have it on your birthday cake! Contributed by Ed Baquet. … if you have it on your Winchester! …if you put it on your license…
Adorimini Check Amazon Price P-38 Lightning Aces of the 82nd Fighter Group Check Amazon Price P-38 LIGHTNING Unforgettable Missions of Skill and Luck Check Amazon Price Lightning Strikes! The Lockheed P-38 Check Amazon Price Author & Historian Steve Blake is one of the original members of the P‑38 National Association and was an attendee at the 1987 P‑38 National Convention, where the Association…
– FULL LISTING – These are the best photos we could find. If you have better ones of any of these men, please send them on over to us . Thanks! GRAPHICS KEY PTO Pacific Theater of Operations MTO Mediterranean Theater of Operations ETO European Theater of Operations CBI China-Burma-India Theater of Operations Photo available (Click icon to view) Individual Page (Click icon to view) ACE KILLS IN…
Following are the details we have gathered on pilots who were qualified as “Aces” (five or more planes shot down) in the P‑38. It’s accurate to the best of our knowledge, but if you find any errors or omissions, please let us know ! Search for Ace by last name: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | O | P | R | S | T | V | W | Z FULL LIST The Better Known P-38 ACES Richard Ira Bong…
P‑38 Photo Reconnaissance planes (called F‑4s and F‑5s) and their pilots were the eyes of the AAF. Their only weapon was a camera. (Note the camera opening on the side in the photo below.) The F‑4 was the first version of the unarmed Lightning, and the F‑5 was an extension of that design (based on the P‑38E). The F‑5 carried from 3 to 5 precision cameras in their nose, which could be operated by…
Evelyn Sharp (“Sharpie) was one of the original Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) pilots with over 3,000 flight hours logged when she joined. The WAFS (under Nancy Love) were soon merged with the Women’s Flying Training Detachment (under Jacqueline Cochran) to form the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs). Sharp was the only WASP to die in a P-38. On April 3, 1944 in Cumberland County,…
“Alabama’s First Lady of Flight” High school cheerleader, campus queen, airplane pilot, wife, mother, politician and business-woman! Ferrying had tense moments (May 1988, Lightning Strikes ) Nancy Batson Crews delivered many P‑38s from California to the P.O.E. at Newark, NJ, but one trip left her less than ecstatic. Preparing to land at Pittsburgh, she saw that the nose wheel was not coming down.…
WASP 1 on 1 Interview with Catherine Bridge California of the Past digital story of Catherine Bridge as she tells about her experience during World War II as a civilian ferrying different kinds of military aircraft from air base to air base. It is part of a series from the Rancho Cucamonga Public Library. Learn more about the WASPs here!
Mary Lou was one of many WASPs, but she holds a special place in our hearts because she represented this fine group of women pilots on our Board of Directors She is also responsible, with help from fellow WASPs Catherine Vail Bridge and Iris Critchell, for creating the WASPs exhibit at our P‑38 Museum in Riverside, CA. UPDATE: We are very sad to report that Mary Lou passed away on September 12,…
Clarence Leonard “Kelly” Johnson 27 FEB 1910 – 21 DEC 1990 Kelly Johnson is credited with designing the first 400 MPH aircraft — of course, our beloved P-38. Kelly Johnson’s motto says it all: “Be quick, be quiet and be on time.” At the remarkably young age of 33 he drew the preliminary sketches (see below) for what would ultimately become the most maneuverable — and we believe the most beautiful…
