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Its indicative of the p38s role that a large number were used for reconaissance, and that even p38J models were being replaced by p47 and p51 in europe during 1944. most of the early mark p38s in europe were used in italy/north africa, presumably tangling with regia aeronautica and luftwaffe...

Diddy I dont know where he was held. He has been gone for 20 odd years now, and didnt talk about it much. I remember him saying that the bomber was hit by flak, and the port outer engine stopped, but that they were able to fly onwards across france, until the port inner started to smoke. He...

Hi I,ve been interested in aircraft since I was 5-6yrs old. I,m now 52. mainly WW12 types, but a smattering of other stuff too. I have ammassed a reasonable library over the years, and I used to make models in my youth, dont have time these days. My father was a navigator in Lancasters during...