UPL 19776
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"Droop Snoot" is what the boys call this P-38 which has given up its armament for a plexiglass nose, Norden bombsight, and bombardier. P-38 bombardiers are recruited from heavy bomb groups. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A23344-56268AC
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Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Droop Snoot
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3

- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Eze Does It
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 10th Air Depot Group 20th Fighter Group 10th Depot Repair Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron

- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Fubar
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 55th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
![French countryside, photographed through the nose of a P-38 Lightning of the 367th Fighter Group on landing. Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published 30 Aug 1944.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 31 May 1945.' [stamp] and '354528 .' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'P-38s over the Seine. No.1 of a series of pix taken through the nose of the P-38 as it comes in to land. Scherschel LIFE.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x1/public/freeman/media-456843.jpg.webp?itok=euwH6WSb)
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 20th Fighter Group 474th Fighter Group 429th Fighter Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron
![French countryside, photographed through the nose of a P-38 Lightning of the 367th Fighter Group on landing. Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published 30 Aug 1944.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 31 May 1945.' [stamp] and '354528 .' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'P-38s over the Seine. No.1 of a series of pix taken through the nose of the P-38 as it comes in to land. Scherschel LIFE.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x1/public/freeman/media-456843.jpg.webp?itok=euwH6WSb)
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 370th Fighter Group 479th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron 434th Fighter Squadron 485th Fighter Squadron
Locations

- Site type: Airfield