Excellent P-38 'Lightning' Read For Those Whom Haven't Seen.

[Panther_99FS]

http://www.historynet.com/p-38-flunked-europe.htm
Enjoy!

[txnetcop]

My great uncle flew P-38s out of New Guinea in WW2 and told my Dad that they just simply didn't get a fair shake in Europe because most pilots were not proficient with the twin-engine fighter...it really shined in the ground attack role.
Ted

[Rami]

My great uncle flew P-38s out of New Guinea in WW2 and told my Dad that they just simply didn't get a fair shake in Europe because most pilots were not proficient with the twin-engine fighter...it really shined in the ground attack role.
Ted

Ted,

Just ask the 20th Fighter Group in the Spring of 1944!

[stansdds]

Many, many years ago I encountered a P-38 pilot. He talked of in glowing terms, said it was the best fighter he ever flew. He was sad when he had to convert to the P-47, it was a sturdy aircraft, but did not fly like his beloved P-38.