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The three survivors of the Yamamoto mission attack section, Captain Thomas Lanphier (section leader), Lieutenant Besby Holmes, and Lt Rex Barber at Kukum Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 19 Apr 1943.P-38H Lightning aircraft at rest, Jul 1943
The three survivors of the Yamamoto mission attack section, Captain Thomas Lanphier (section leader), Lieutenant Besby Holmes, and Lt Rex Barber at Kukum Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 19 Apr 1943.P-38H Lightning aircraft at rest, Jul 1943
Escort Carrier USS Barnes transporting P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes across the Pacific, July 1 1943USAAF P-38J Lightning aircraft in flight, late 1943
Escort Carrier USS Barnes transporting P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes across the Pacific, July 1 1943USAAF P-38J Lightning aircraft in flight, late 1943
A "patient" being prepared for transport during a drill, 1944. The aircraft is an F-5B Lightning "Lucky!" likely with the 28th Photo Recon Sq fitted with two drop tanks modified for use in high speed medevac operationsA "patient" being prepared for transport during a drill, 1944. The aircraft is an F-5B Lightning fitted with two drop tanks modified for use in high speed medevac operations
A "patient" being prepared for transport during a drill, 1944. The aircraft is an F-5B Lightning "Lucky!" likely with the 28th Photo Recon Sq fitted with two drop tanks modified for use in high speed medevac operationsA "patient" being prepared for transport during a drill, 1944. The aircraft is an F-5B Lightning fitted with two drop tanks modified for use in high speed medevac operations
A "patient" being prepared for transport during a drill, 1944. The aircraft is an F-5B Lightning fitted with two drop tanks modified for use in high speed medevac operationsA P-38 Lightning with the 80th Fighter Squadron, the “Headhunters,” at rest at Dobodura, New Guinea, Dec 1943 – Feb 1944. Note the improvised wheel chocks.
A "patient" being prepared for transport during a drill, 1944. The aircraft is an F-5B Lightning fitted with two drop tanks modified for use in high speed medevac operationsA P-38 Lightning with the 80th Fighter Squadron, the “Headhunters,” at rest at Dobodura, New Guinea, Dec 1943 – Feb 1944. Note the improvised wheel chocks.
Armorers and mechanics of US 9th Air Force servicing a P-38 Lightning aircraft in the field, 1944; note external engine warmerF-5A Lightning photo-reconnaisance aircraft converted into an aerial ambulance, date unknown; note wing tanks converted with window and capable to carry one stretcher each
Armorers and mechanics of US 9th Air Force servicing a P-38 Lightning aircraft in the field, 1944; note external engine warmerF-5A Lightning photo-reconnaisance aircraft converted into an aerial ambulance, date unknown; note wing tanks converted with window and capable to carry one stretcher each
F-5C “All On View” of the 22nd Photographic Recon Squadron makes a low level pass over RAF Mount Farm, Dorchester, England, UK, 1943-45Four P-38 Lightning aircraft flying in formation, Aug 1943-Jan 1947
F-5C “All On View” of the 22nd Photographic Recon Squadron makes a low level pass over RAF Mount Farm, Dorchester, England, UK, 1943-45Four P-38 Lightning aircraft flying in formation, Aug 1943-Jan 1947
Good view of the camera compartment and the reconnaissance camera in an F-5 Lightning. Date and location unknown.Interesting collection of fighter types and fighter groups in one place. This is due to a meeting of the commanding officers from each of the fighter groups in the 8th Air Force at Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, late 1944.
Good view of the camera compartment and the reconnaissance camera in an F-5 Lightning. Date and location unknown.Interesting collection of fighter types and fighter groups in one place. This is due to a meeting of the commanding officers from each of the fighter groups in the 8th Air Force at Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, late 1944.
Lieutenant Loren R. WilsonNose guns of a P-38 Lightning aircraft lighting up the night sky as an armorer test-fired weapons after routine maintenance, date unknown
Lieutenant Loren R. Wilson's P-38J Lightning aircraft 'Betty A III' of 364th Fighter Group, US 383rd Fighter Squadron based at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England, UK, 1944Nose guns of a P-38 Lightning aircraft lighting up the night sky as an armorer test-fired weapons after routine maintenance, date unknown
P-38 Lightning aircraft being fueled, circa 1940sP-38 Lightning aircraft in flight during a demonstration, AAF Tactical Center, Orlando, Florida, United States, 1944-1945, photo 1 of 3; many said this plane would be un-flyable with one engine lost
P-38 Lightning aircraft being fueled, circa 1940sP-38 Lightning aircraft in flight during a demonstration, AAF Tactical Center, Orlando, Florida, United States, 1944-1945, photo 1 of 3; many said this plane would be un-flyable with one engine lost
P-38 Lightning aircraft in flight during a demonstration, AAF Tactical Center, Orlando, Florida, United States, 1944-1945, photo 2 of 3; many said this plane would be un-flyable with one engine lostP-38 Lightning aircraft in flight during a demonstration, AAF Tactical Center, Orlando, Florida, United States, 1944-1945, photo 3 of 3; many said this plane would be un-flyable with one engine lost
P-38 Lightning aircraft in flight during a demonstration, AAF Tactical Center, Orlando, Florida, United States, 1944-1945, photo 2 of 3; many said this plane would be un-flyable with one engine lostP-38 Lightning aircraft in flight during a demonstration, AAF Tactical Center, Orlando, Florida, United States, 1944-1945, photo 3 of 3; many said this plane would be un-flyable with one engine lost

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