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01-22-2005, 03:38 PM
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| P-38 Mods
Here are some pictures of some of the ground attack modifications made to the P-38.
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01-22-2005, 10:28 PM
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Country:  | Nice pictures. I see you have finally got the scanner.
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01-22-2005, 11:45 PM
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| The pic of the P-38 with bombs is the only one like it I have ever seen. It was supposed to have been a fairly common mod in the ETO and MTO.
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01-23-2005, 07:57 AM
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Country:  | Nice pictures LG!  I have seen that picture of the bomb arrangement several times before. The cockpit of the 75mm cannon Ground Attack one looks a bit like that of the Messerschmitt Me-410.
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01-27-2005, 04:33 PM
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| Did they ever get around to building a 75mm cannon equipped P-38?
I noticed the nosewheel lays on its side too. The Me-262 version with the 50mm cannon had to do that as well.
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01-27-2005, 05:08 PM
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| It was never built. As a matter of fact, Kelly Johnson wasn't even aware that the design had even been attempted until he was informed of it by author Warren Bodie.
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02-02-2005, 11:37 PM
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| So? Uknown model for P-38? Was wondering that first picture look like P-38L?
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02-03-2005, 03:24 PM
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02-04-2005, 08:26 AM
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That certainly appears to be an L yes Rafe, the chin radiators seem to give it away as the appear to be slightly narrower on the J and less prominent on earlier models...
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02-05-2005, 09:00 PM
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| Hi guys! It's been a while! 
Thanks for the answer, Cheddar Cheese
BTW, You guys sigs are awesome.
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02-06-2005, 07:25 AM
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02-06-2005, 11:28 PM
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| Well, Where the heck I been? lol
I have been doing alot things (Like Sugery, College, Life) that kept me off the internet for little while and right now, I'm so back because I have alot good free time around here. So, It's good to be back, CC. Thanks for asking.
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02-07-2005, 01:23 AM
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| I have heard that someone hade a idea of suggest a modification to the P-38 by replace those 2 Allisons-engins whit Rolls-Royce instead. Like similare whit the P-51 Mustag whitc created a greate succesfull plane. But the idea of Rolls-Royce powered P-38 did never build, I wonder why they newer tested that idea and I also wonder what performance it could have.  | |
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02-07-2005, 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Rafe35 I have been doing alot things (Like Sugery, College, Life) that kept me off the internet for little while... | You have a life? What's that like, anyway? | |
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02-07-2005, 08:48 AM
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Country: | They did test the P-38 with Merlins, I think, but found the performance to not be greatly enhanced.
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