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Title: movie of P38
Post by: DFunited on September 26, 2003, 04:26:32 PM

this is a movie of a test flight with a P38... hope it works... this is for RealOne player, i believe it also works on Windows media player, not sure.... not much actual flying, mostly taxing, but it works.http://www.air-museum.org/video/p38.rm

Title: movie of P38
Post by: frank3 on September 27, 2003, 10:28:11 AM

omg! that was just beatifull!!!

For a moment I thought it would take off, but it appeared to just taxi along the hardstand :eek:  

nice one United

Title: movie of P38
Post by: BUG_EAF322 on September 28, 2003, 01:05:57 PM

Again the most sexiest fighter in the world.
Very nice.!!

:cool:

Title: movie of P38
Post by: slimm50 on September 30, 2003, 03:08:21 PM

Isn't that "Glacier Girl"? The restored bird they recovered from the ice in Greenland?

Title: movie of P38
Post by: DFunited on September 30, 2003, 05:01:35 PM

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Isn't that "Glacier Girl"? The restored bird they recovered from the ice in Greenland?

I believe it is, in the end it says the name of the test pilot, who was the same guy who flew "Glacier Girl."

Title: movie of P38
Post by: Guppy35 on September 30, 2003, 07:52:51 PM

Thats NOT Glacier Girl.  Glacier Girl is a P38F.  The one in the film is the Planes of Fame Museums P38J, now painted as "Porky" Cragg's P38G  "Porky II".  Cragg was CO of the 80th FS "Headhunters', part of the 8th Fighter Group, 5th AF in the Pacific.

It used to be painted in a silver scheme with D-Day stripes with the name "Joltin Josie".  Owner was Bob Pond for a while. Steve Hinton's "Fighter Rebuilders" had restored the fighter.  It is part of the Planes of Fame Museum collection.


Pilot flying Porky II is no doubt Steve Hinton, who also did the first flight/test flying for Glacier Girl

Dan/Slack

Title: movie of P38
Post by: DFunited on October 01, 2003, 04:29:02 PM

ooh i wasnt sure, i knew the pilot was the same guy, but thanks for the info :)

Title: movie of P38
Post by: Central on October 08, 2003, 08:54:21 AM

That a flight from the Palm Springs Air Museum?

Sorta looks like it from the structures.

Title: movie of P38
Post by: ZDS1486 on October 13, 2003, 10:52:16 PM

Nice video. The P-38 is indeed a beautiful fighter.

-Ace