>>>>At 11.30hrs on 24th May 1944, 2nd Lt John E Austin 0-742929 of the Burtonwood Maintenance Division made a normal take off from Burtonwood in P-38 43-28738 for a local test flight. <<<<
pilot : 'ah sir , i ,ah ,need a new p38
GL : what happened to your old p38?
pilot : ah sir , a mechanic named Lt Austin took it up for a test flight and crashed it.
