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Line of P-38 Lightning escort fighters at Jackson Field, Port Moresby, New Guinea, 1942-1943P-38 Lightning aircraft in flight, date unknown
Line of P-38 Lightning escort fighters at Jackson Field, Port Moresby, New Guinea, 1942-1943P-38 Lightning aircraft in flight, date unknown
P-38 Lightning aircraft loaded aboard an escort carrier for ferrying to Europe, New York, United States, date unknownP-38 Lightning fighters escorting US 43rd Bombardment Group aircraft over New Guinea, 1942-1943, photo 1 of 2
P-38 Lightning aircraft loaded aboard an escort carrier for ferrying to Europe, New York, United States, date unknownP-38 Lightning fighters escorting US 43rd Bombardment Group aircraft over New Guinea, 1942-1943, photo 1 of 2
P-38 Lightning fighters escorting US 43rd Bombardment Group aircraft over New Guinea, 1942-1943, photo 2 of 2P-38 Lightning fighters in front of the hangars at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico while in transit to the European Theater, 1943. Note also an OA-10 Catalina (the USAAF designation for the PBY) at extreme left.
P-38 Lightning fighters escorting US 43rd Bombardment Group aircraft over New Guinea, 1942-1943, photo 2 of 2P-38 Lightning fighters in front of the hangars at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico while in transit to the European Theater, 1943. Note also an OA-10 Catalina (the USAAF designation for the PBY) at extreme left.
P-38E Lightning aircraft at rest, May 1942-Feb 1943; note Lockheed Electra/Ventura-based aircraft at rightP-38E Lightning aircraft with experimental wings, southern California, United States, 1943
P-38E Lightning aircraft at rest, May 1942-Feb 1943; note Lockheed Electra/Ventura-based aircraft at rightP-38E Lightning aircraft with experimental wings, southern California, United States, 1943
P-38F Lightning aircraft of US 27th Fighter Squadron, North Africa, 1943P-38G Lightning aircraft at rest, 1942-1943
P-38F Lightning aircraft of US 27th Fighter Squadron, North Africa, 1943P-38G Lightning aircraft at rest, 1942-1943
P-38H Lightning aircraft of 55th Fighter Group, US 38th Fighter Squadron over RAF Nuthamstead Airfield, England, United Kingdom, en route to attack Southern France, Feb-Apr 1944P-38H-5 Lightning night fighter with one engine feathered; many said this plane would be un-flyable with one engine lost; 1943
P-38H Lightning aircraft of 55th Fighter Group, US 38th Fighter Squadron over RAF Nuthamstead Airfield, England, United Kingdom, en route to attack Southern France, Feb-Apr 1944P-38H-5 Lightning night fighter with one engine feathered; many said this plane would be un-flyable with one engine lost; 1943
P-38H-5-LO Lightning aircraft in flight, Jul 1943WASP pilot Catherine Vail Bridge standing in front of a P-38 Lightning, date and location unknown.
P-38H-5-LO Lightning aircraft in flight, Jul 1943WASP pilot Catherine Vail Bridge standing in front of a P-38 Lightning, date and location unknown.
Lieutenant Herb Hasenfus of the 54th Fighter Squadron standing in the cockpit of his P-38 Lightning during engine run-up at Adak, Alaska, Mar 1943. Note the artwork on the engine cowls.P-38G Lightning “Miss Virginia” after a belly landing at Fighter Strip #2, Kukum, Guadalcanal, Apr 1943. Days earlier, this plane, flown by Rex Barber, shot down the G4M bomber carrying Isoroku Yamamoto over Bougainville
Lieutenant Herb Hasenfus of the 54th Fighter Squadron standing in the cockpit of his P-38 Lightning during engine run-up at Adak, Alaska, Mar 1943. Note the artwork on the engine cowls.P-38G Lightning “Miss Virginia” after a belly landing at Fighter Strip #2, Kukum, Guadalcanal, Apr 1943. Days earlier, this plane, flown by Rex Barber, shot down the G4M bomber carrying Isoroku Yamamoto over Bougainville
Three P-38 Lightnings overfly the crew of a PBY-5A Catalina practicing the recovery of downed airmen, Solomons, 1942-43Commander of the 13th Air Force Lt General Nathan Twinning (pith helmet) posing with some of the pilots from the Yamamoto mission, 19 Apr 1943. Lt Rex Barber is at far right next to mission commander Maj John Mitchell.
Three P-38 Lightnings overfly the crew of a PBY-5A Catalina practicing the recovery of downed airmen, Solomons, 1942-43Commander of the 13th Air Force Lt General Nathan Twinning (pith helmet) posing with some of the pilots from the Yamamoto mission, 19 Apr 1943. Lt Rex Barber is at far right next to mission commander Maj John Mitchell.
The men of the 347th Fighter Group who flew the mission to intercept Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. The photo is single frame of a movie taken on Kukum Field, Guadalcanal on 19 Apr 1943, the day after the attack.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.
The men of the 347th Fighter Group who flew the mission to intercept Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. The photo is single frame of a movie taken on Kukum Field, Guadalcanal on 19 Apr 1943, the day after the attack.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.

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