--Went to the Mathers AFB air show this past weekend and got to see4 of the 7 remaining P-38 Lightnings flying. I know they had Allison enginesand I remember the P-51s originally had these as well. Well the P-51 got theMerlin and a huge boost in performance; why didn't this happen to the P-38sas well? Talking to a pal at the show we decided it was due to a productionbottleneck; i.e. they couldn't be made in sufficient quantities to equip thetwin engine aircraft. Anyone know the truth of the matter?

On Sep 12, 7:15=A0pm, steamer wrote:

Any P-38 experts around?

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Comrade technomaNge 15 years ago

John, did you fly on C-97s? I worked on a fleet of Biscuit Bombers when I was stationed in Guam.

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J. D. Slocomb 15 years ago

Nope, engine mech. C-97's at Bangor, Maine, B-50's and B-29's before that. When the C-97's finally phased out I changed career fields. I liked working on airplanes o.k., just not the 24 hours a day that SAC demanded. Cheers,

John D. Slocomb (jdslocombatgmail)

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