By: stringbag - 18th July 2004 at 23:15
Which P38 was owned by Warbirds of Great Britain?
By: TankBuster - 18th July 2004 at 23:05
Maybe one of the US owners could bring one over here in the future, for a UK airshow tour?
Flying Legends 2005/6?……( Wishful Thinking )
TB
By: dj51d - 18th July 2004 at 18:19
The only P-38’s I know of outside the US are a few wrecks in PNG, and a P-38H at the Classic Jets Fighter Museum in South Australia.
By: TankBuster - 18th July 2004 at 07:10
Thanks for the Info.
If only we could see a P-38 in UK skies again, I think the chances of that happening are quite slim. I dont even think we have any over here on static display either?
TB
By: dj51d - 18th July 2004 at 03:48
Which leads to this, if they’re restored to airworthy status, but never run up or flown, then they probably shouldn’t be on flying lists like this right?
You make a good point. In that case, we should probably remove Lone Star Flight Museum’s 44-53095 from the list as well, as it flew a few times after repairs from a taxiing accident back in the late 90’s but has not flown since.
By: JohnH - 17th July 2004 at 23:06
The Yanks airplane keeps showing up on lists, but as far as I know it’s never been flown. I don’t even think they’ve ever ran it up. The Yanks airplanes are restored to airworthy standards, but it seems they never even run them up! It’s an exact replica of the Champlin Museum’s operating procedures. Restored to airworthy standards but never flown. Which leads to this, if they’re restored to airworthy status, but never run up or flown, then they probably shouldn’t be on flying lists like this right?
John
By: dj51d - 17th July 2004 at 04:55
TFC did not aquire the P-38, that particular aircraft is now with collector Ron Fagen here in the states(Granite Falls, Minnesota to be exact). Off the top of my head, I can think of 7 airworthy, 3 of which have flown recently. All of the airworthy P-38s I can think of are in the US.
The Planes of Fame’s P-38J 44-23314/N138AM “Porky II”, which is currently on tour.
Evergreen’s P-38L 44-53186/N505EV, I believe this rarely flys.
Lone Star’s P-38L 44-53095/N9500R “Putt Putt Maru”, Has not flown for about 7 years
Ron Fagen’s P-38L 44-27231/N79123
Yank’s P-38L 44-27183/N718, airworthy but not flown.
The CAF’s P-38L 44-26981/N5596V, currently not flown due to F-82 ownership dispute.
Roy Schoffner’s P-38F 41-7630/N5757 “Glacier Girl”
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