The world’s only existing P-38 G
Lightning fighter sits on vigilant watch over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as an subarctic dawn rapidly approaches, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. A P-38 G was the first airplane in Alaska to score an aerial
victory over the Japanese in World War II. This plane crash landed on Attu
Island in 1945, was salvaged in 1998 and now resides on permanent display at 3rd Wing Headquarters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher)
The P-38G Lightning sits inside Hangar 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 20, 2017. The Lightning has been under restoration since August 2016. This particular P-38 saw action in World War II with the 54th Fighter Squadron in the Aleutians, where it crashed on Attu Island on Jan. 1, 1945. The P-38G Lightning is the only G model in existence and is one of fewer than 30 P-38s remaining in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)
By: T J Johansen - 27th July 2017 at 14:24
What CeBro says. I just can’t for the life of me understand why you would go to all the effort of restoring a plane like this, only for it to be put in the harsh weather in AK. Like the 38 at McGuire AFB really. What a waste… :rolleyes:
T J
By: CeBro - 27th July 2017 at 09:05
Nothing wrong with that, but please put it undercover.
By: STORMBIRD262 - 27th July 2017 at 08:48
spot on dave mate, it would take all the money in the world to get them all flying, they are still great to drool over !
By: DaveM2 - 27th July 2017 at 04:27
Yeah, they should have just left it rotting in the wilderness don’t you think?
By: Oxcart - 26th July 2017 at 17:22
Static=dead!
By: D1566 - 26th July 2017 at 06:22
Looks Great 🙂
By: scotavia - 26th July 2017 at 00:04
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