Some of the
HISTORIC P38 Groups that were equipped with the P38 were
the:
475th Fighter Group
80th Fighter Group
55th Fighter Group
Anybody see the designation BOMBER for a group equipped with a P38?
Its a P 38, not a A38 ( as for designation Attack, like A20 )or a B38 ( As in B25, B17 Bombers...)
The 2 highest scoring American FIGHTER aces of the war were Richard Bong ( yes, Bong, as in the pipe some of you are smoking from
) and Thomas McGuire...P38 pilots both.
The P38 was a multi role FIGHTER, with the ability to also carry healthy loads of ordinance...just like the modern day F18 Hornet & F16 Falcon....do you
P38 is a bomber folks consider those to be bombers too?
Everyone in sims uses the term jabo for this, which while correct in summing up the role is actually a German term for a fighter bomber, usually referring to the Fw190 series....is the Fw190 a bomber too ?
Oh, and in WW2 there was no such thing in the American arsenal as a 500 lb parafrag...they were 24 lbs
http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/P/a/Parafrag_Bombs.htmWhile this very well may be bait, consider me with hook fully planted in cheek
If not, here endeth the history lesson
Whew! Ok, now I feel better....Im going back to my Jack Daniels and P38 Lightning Strikes DVD;)
