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02-17-2005, 06:38 AM
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Anyone have any stats on the Combat history of the P-38M during WW2? Like planes shot down, pilots flying them etc. I saw a site once about it but I cant find it...
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02-17-2005, 06:41 AM
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02-17-2005, 10:04 AM
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04-09-2005, 11:26 AM
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| I never seen any actual combat records of the P-38M. Every source I have just mentions that it was deployed to the Philippines shortly before the end of the war.
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04-09-2005, 02:22 PM
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05-03-2005, 04:23 AM
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05-03-2005, 10:12 AM
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05-03-2005, 12:00 PM
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05-03-2005, 01:54 PM
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05-03-2005, 02:07 PM
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05-03-2005, 02:12 PM
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05-03-2005, 02:39 PM
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05-03-2005, 02:44 PM
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05-03-2005, 03:41 PM
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05-03-2005, 03:57 PM
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