Actually, the olive drab P-38 belonged to Erickson Sky Crane, and was later adorned with the "Tangerine" name on the nose, which was done as a tribute to Erv Ethell, Jeff's father, as that was the name of his P-38. It is, or was, in the museum at Tillamook. Captain Stan Riochardson Jr. once told me he was going down to Tillamook about once a month, "just to give Tangerine a hug".
The plane Jeff was killed in is the twin to this one, that belonged to Bruce Pruett. Pruett gave the olive drab P-38 to Erickson in exchange for the restoration of the natural aluminum finish P-38 Jeff was killed in.
Tragically, or ironically, at around 6 minutes in, Jeff mentions the problems that killed him, one engine shutting down, and the fuel system switch.
Things to note. The P-38 had an incredible idle sound, like a big cubic inch big block Chevy high performance engine. Also, the plane will easily sit still when holding the brakes at the end of the runway, even at maximum power, you can't do that in Aces High.
