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Offline oakranger

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P-38L? What is this.
« on: February 16, 2010, 06:37:00 PM »
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Offline Delirium

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Re: P-38L? What is this.
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2010, 06:45:45 PM »
Jager is right, I stand corrected.
« Last Edit: February 16, 2010, 06:52:09 PM by Delirium »
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Re: P-38L? What is this.
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2010, 06:46:04 PM »
Recon version of the J.  Kinda looks like the diff. style of glass nose would be better for filming vid. 
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Re: P-38L? What is this.
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2010, 06:48:59 PM »
I believe that's a place for the observer, slightly modified because of the restorations.





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Re: P-38L? What is this.
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2010, 07:44:44 PM »
This is a P-38 J 'droop snoot' model. Used for bombing not for recon.



The glass nose was where the bombardier and the norden bombsight would be located. This P38 was used to act as a bombardier for level bombing flights of P-38s (you know..lead drops bombs, all drop bombs).

Although this is not a reputable source (for that you ask Widewing!) , here's an article to give you an idea:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200307/ai_n9283652/?tag=content;col1


The recon model (F-5... incidentally the very type the author of 'The Little Prince' flew and died in) had 1 pilot and camera equipment mounted on the side of the nose (no glass nose).

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Offline Delirium

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Re: P-38L? What is this.
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2010, 08:39:57 PM »
Tac, Jager is right.

That nose is a post WWII modification, the pic is neither a droopsnoot nor a photo recon P38.
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Re: P-38L? What is this.
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2010, 08:40:35 PM »
Ive heard of a 38 model with a bombsight....but someone also said it had the guns still too. Any truth to this? If so that plane should be made and have a 20 perk base line.



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Re: P-38L? What is this.
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2010, 08:41:05 PM »
Looks identical then :)
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Re: P-38L? What is this.
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2010, 08:53:22 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on February 16, 2010, 06:37:00 PM
Never seen this before.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lockheed-P-38J-Lightning/1649722/&sid=f2439d343ada25e2101d359f80808a63

the consortium of 12 shell be sending a representative to "educate" you soon.  :noid
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Re: P-38L? What is this.
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2010, 08:58:17 PM »
Oh man and i thought all those jokes about the 38 bein a bomber were fake huh... :lol
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