USAAF
Aircraft History
This P-38L was actually one of
the very last Lightnings produced. It was a P-38M when delivered
to the Army Air Force, a radar-equipped for use as a night fighter
with an elevated rear seat and an extended rear canopy for
a second crew member. Assigned to RFC at Kingman AAF Dec 29, 1945.
Display
Sold to civilian market. Displayed at the Champlin
Fighter Museum (closed). After Champlin Fighter Museum it was sold to Cecil Harp and Bob Ennis of Modesto, California
in 1983 it was converted to the L model's, single-seat configuration, as "Lizzy V". Today, displayed at the Museum of Flight.
P-38
