Arabella-Cox
September 1, 2014 at 11:26 am

Photo of Iberia Caravelle 10R…and a P-38 wreck?

I found this photo on Wikipedia whilst researching Iberia Caravelles:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Caravelle_10_R_Iberia.jpg

Anyone know more about the P-38 (or is it an F-5?) wreck in the background? The original’s on Flickr, but there’s no further information there. EC-BIE was delivered to Iberia in June 1967, and was with them until May 1972.

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By: wieesso - 3rd September 2014 at 07:15

Good photos of EC-WNU and here

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By: Arabella-Cox - 1st September 2014 at 12:07

Thanks for the info Eric.

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By: ericmunk - 1st September 2014 at 11:36

That’s a rare picture of F-5G EC-WNU (EC-ANU not taken up). Originally a P-38L 44-27025, it subsequently flew with several private and commercial operators in the US and Canada from 1946 to 1957. That year it was ferried to Spain for Aerotechnica S.A. who intended to use it for photosurvey flights in Angola. On arrival at Madrid-Bajas it suffered a nosewheel collapse and was apparently not repaired. It sat until about 1969 when it was broken up.

More info here: http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/lockheed.pdf