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UPL 19864
P-38 Lightning Mk I 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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P-38 Lightning Mk I 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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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: BAD-2
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Merseyside, UK | Arrived in the UK by sea transport in March of 1942. | |
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built by Lockheed. | |
Other Returned to USAAF |
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Other Trials A/C |
RAF trials. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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.