AE979

media-19874.jpeg UPL 19874 P-38 Lightning Mk I AE979 RAF contract A/C, Alison engined, though both engines rotated in the same direction and turbochargers were not fitted. RAF trials showed A/C unsuited to ETO operational use and returned to USAAF after trials and used as trainers by USAAF.

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Object Number - UPL 19874 - P-38 Lightning Mk I AE979 RAF contract A/C, Alison engined, though both engines rotated in the same direction and turbochargers were not fitted. RAF...

P-38 Lightning Mk I AE979, RAF contract A/C, Alison engined, though both engines rotated in the same direction and turbochargers were not fitted. RAF trials showed A/C unsuited to ETO operational use and returned to USAAF after trials and used as trainers by USAAF.

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Aerial photograph of Warton airfield looking north, the Ribble Estuary is on the left, 22 June 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/255. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Warton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: BAD-2

Events

Event Location Date Description

Manufactured

Burbank, CA, USA Built by Lockheed.

Delivered

Merseyside, UK Arrived in the UK by sea transport in March of 1942.

Other

Trials A/C

RAF Trials.

Other

Returned to USAAF

Revisions

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p38_7.html
The Forgotten Fighters by By Phil H. Listemann.

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