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Aero Expo 2003
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Lockheed P-38J Lightning
The P-38 excelled in the war against Japan, but
the very high and very cold environment unique to the European air
war caused severe power plant and cockpit heating difficulties.
This made flying and fighting at altitudes that frequently approached
12,320 m (40,000 ft) nearly impossible.
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Porky II is now 23 Skidoo. The original (S/N 42-66504)
was flown by Capt. Perry J. Dahl of the 432nd Fighter Squadron, 475th
Fighter Group, "Satan’s Angels." In November of 1944,
Captain Dahl was involved in a midair collision and parachuted into
enemy territory. He was captured by a Japanese patrol but was rescued
by Filipino guerrillas. He is credited with nine confirmed and one
probable kills. |
