Pilot  1st Lt. Fred B. Shifflet, Jr., O-406491 (MIA / KIA)
Former Pilot  Captain Thomas Lynch
Shot Down  March 3, 1943

Aircraft History
Ten victories were painted on the nose. Primarily flown by Lynch, also Shifflett and Walters.

Wartime History
On December 31, 1942 this aircraft was flown by Thomas Lynch, along with 12 other P-38s escorted A-20s, B-25 and B-26 on a mission to Lae. Lynch made several passes at Oscars and Zeros, shooting one down that crahed into the water. 

This Lightning was later shot down during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea on March 3, 1943. Believed to crash 20 miles east of Tami Islands, according to Col. Charles W. King. The aircraft was written off from USAAF on June 7, 1943.

References
Bruce Hoy article on thie aircraft in  Flightpath Magazine, Volume 4 Number 2.

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