Originally posted by Guppy35
51s had em in the Pacific too. Their usefulness and worth depends on who you ask.
I've seen em in photos of Mustangs but have yet to actually see a 38 photo showing the tail warning radar.
According to the IL-2 series (which is
not a reliable source, especially for American airplanes), it should be on the right lower vertical stabilizer. However, a quick Google search for P-38Ls is not coming up with any that have the radar antennas there. But I know that at least some P-38Ls had a tail warning radar. While considered problematic when friendly aircraft were on one's wing, it saved the life of at least one photo-reconnaissance pilot. And it was good for the tail-end Charlie, too.
