P-40N-1-CU A29-446, search Hopper Warbirds on facebook.

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The cancellation of the RAF P322 put a huge workload back onto lockheed. The P-38G-15-LO models are some of that order. You will find on many emgineering drawings that many cover the earlier G models up to -10, but do not apply to the -15. Incorporating the P322 back into P-38 production created two models G-15 and F-15 (I think) which carry multiple differences to previous F & G models. Interesting the extent of the workload created and yet the RAF hardly touched them.

There you go, my rant wasn’t so bad after all.

I don’t think my views are in line with the majority of forum members on this topic. Governments have an obligation to their servicemembers to give them a proper burial. Especially if they know where the servicemembers remains lie. Wartime aircraft crashsites are not sacred ground once the servicemembers remains have been removed. There is nothing on a Consolidated B-24 Bomber that I would consider a “Treasure Trove” . Goverments have an obligation to remove and dispose of ordinance. Private collectors play an important role in preserving vintage aeroplanes. Many members of the public with no intetest in old aeroplanes, save vintage aircraft components because of a perceived value of those parts. Without private collectors that perception of value would not exist. Governments that don’t recover and bury their dead servicemembers, that don’t provide adequate funding to museums to honor and promote those sacrifices, have no right to interfere with private collectors who are trying to cover their governments shortfalls.
Just my rant for the day.

If your government know the remains are in the ground, why don’t they recover them and give them the proper military buriel to which they are entitled to (and rightly deserve). Together with a memorial marker for the community to remember them and honor their sacrifice.

Many years ago I had a professional ebayer shut down, and banned from ebay. He had used many excuses for a delay in sending the item and eventually he sent me a message saying he had my money and had no intention of shipping the item. I showed the messages to ebay and he was removed.

HOWEVER, within a couple of weeks he was back on ebay with a different seller name and a feed back of zero. So, ultimately, ebay doesn’t care.

As I said, this was years ago. Today their automated dispute settlement will just waste your time, antagonize you and give you no real satisfaction.