P 38

[OGShocker]

What's with the ordinance hanging from the wings? Did they have that type of weapons system back when the P-38 was current?
I will google that question and get back to you later. The short answer is, yes!

[JB in so cal]

The F4 is cool, but not much compares to the F-104....."The missle with a man in it." OK maybe the SR-71. :rollside:
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...104-flying.jpg
My dad knew one of the test pilots; Darryl Greenemeyer? He told pops a story one time where he got into some trouble in an f104 early on in the program. He was low and losing power; he went to eject and at the last minute, recalled that the ejection system blows you out the bottom (high T-Tail); so he rolled over and ejected at about 100 ft.
If he hadn't have done that, he'd be about 5 feet underground :jawdrop:

[cjordan]

last one.....
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/9941star4.jpg

[OGShocker]

They were 5" rockets Tom. Here is a little story..
One of the most outstanding escort missions during 1944 occurred on April 2nd. The assignment was to provide escort and close cover for B-24s of the 30th Bombardment Wing, in an attack against the ball bearing plants and aircraft factory at Steyr, Austria. The P-38s took off from Triolo airdrome at 0835 hours. Rendezvous with the bombers was scheduled to be made over the target area, which was five hundred miles away from the base; but the bombers were late, and the P-38s turned south and picked up the bombers twenty miles northeast of Trieste at 1045. When the bombers neared Steyr at 1205 hours, forty twin engine enemy fighters headed for the bombers. Flying four in a line abreast, the enemy planes began coming in and prepared to launch their rockets. Instantaneously, the 48th Fighter Squadron engaged the onrushing planes, broke up the enemy formations, and forced the planes to fire the rockets at random. Then the 48th engaged the planes in conflict, and in a relentless attack, cut the flights to pieces. Twelve enemy planes were destroyed and two probably destroyed.

[HavasuDoll]

Here all this time I thought a p38 was a small device supplied in c-rations used to open cans Nice pictures Guys.

[Jbb]

Here's an old one....
http://www.op6c.com/images/fun_images/rd_magic1b.jpg
RTJas
Inverted all that time...at those speeds......and still manages to keep his hat on...and not spill a drop of beer.....That RD ....He is the man!!!

[disco_charger]

http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/1462.jpg
One of the 7 (yes seven) planes from WWII that shot my Grandfather down over Europe. It has the distinction of being the only one from his side that got him! Before you all start talking trash about his skills, he was a J 5 pilot. Tough to dogfight with no guns, and a plane that went 60mph. :2purples:

[Sleek-Jet]

One of the 7 (yes seven) planes from WWII that shot my Grandfather down over Europe. It has the distinction of being the only one from his side that got him! Before you all start talking trash about his skills, he was a J 5 pilot. Tough to dogfight with no guns, and a plane that went 60mph. :2purples:
A J-5, that ought to get some people scratching their head....

[Tom Brown]

They were 5" rockets Tom. Here is a little story..
One of the most outstanding escort missions during 1944 occurred on April 2nd. The assignment was to provide escort and close cover for B-24s of the 30th Bombardment Wing, in an attack against the ball bearing plants and aircraft factory at Steyr, Austria. The P-38s took off from Triolo airdrome at 0835 hours. Rendezvous with the bombers was scheduled to be made over the target area, which was five hundred miles away from the base; but the bombers were late, and the P-38s turned south and picked up the bombers twenty miles northeast of Trieste at 1045. When the bombers neared Steyr at 1205 hours, forty twin engine enemy fighters headed for the bombers. Flying four in a line abreast, the enemy planes began coming in and prepared to launch their rockets. Instantaneously, the 48th Fighter Squadron engaged the onrushing planes, broke up the enemy formations, and forced the planes to fire the rockets at random. Then the 48th engaged the planes in conflict, and in a relentless attack, cut the flights to pieces. Twelve enemy planes were destroyed and two probably destroyed.
Thank you, OG.
I love war history... air/land/sea... I like it all. I used to watch GI Diaries every day. It was cornball but I can't get enough of that stuff. Discovery Civilizations has had some really good programs on lately... The Sinking of the Bizmark... etc., etc.

[LakeRacer]

Here all this time I thought a p38 was a small device supplied in c-rations used to open cans Nice pictures Guys.
It's also called a John Wayne.