Larry, while not designated a bomber, the P38 was at times used in that role.
Certian ones were modified to carry under-fuselage bombs on some of the
numerous bombing runs of the Ploesti, Romania oil fields. I have archival
(VHS) film footage of some of the runs. Truly astonishing....I was a mere baby
at the time but my Dad and his brothers were part of that "Greatest
Generation." God Bless 'em all!!
Jack
-----Original Message-----
From Larry B. Macy, Ph.D. [mailto:macy at bbl.med.upenn.edu]
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 11:29 AM
To: DLancer7676@cs.com
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net; Daniel1312@aol.com; PilotRob@webtv.net
Subject: Re: Bombers--The Lost Squadron--No LBC
Since I am a day behind in my email, you probably got this already but
the P-38 (a very cool plane IMHO) was never a bomber. The P stands for
Pursuit and it is a twin engined boom tailed fighter. Mostly used in
the Pacific and was the type responsible for the downing of Adm
Yamoto's transport late in the war.
Cool story about the saving of those planes anyway.
I was always a buff, never got to fly in one though.
Larry
On Sunday, June 1, 2003, at 07:24 AM, DLancer7676@cs.com wrote:
> While we are on the subject of bombers, just across the mountain from
> me, in
> Middlesboro, Kentucky is the P-38 Glacier Girl. I haven't been over
> (45-minute drive on Rural highways) to see her yet, but she is one of
> the fabled
> bombers that were forced to land in Greenland (I think) during the 2nd
> world war,
> and was found most recently under many feet of ice. She was extricated
> and
> brought to Middlesboro and was recondioned and recently flown. A
> great place to
> visit if you are into aircraft. Here is the link to her site online:
>
> <A HREF="http://thelostsquadron.com/";>The Lost Squadron Glacier Girl
> On-Line Museum</A>
>
> --David C.
>
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Larry Macy
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