P-38 LIGHTNING/42-12647
Serial #: 42-12647
Construction #: 222-7081
Civil Registration:
None
Construction #: 222-7081
Civil Registration:
None
Model(s):
P-38F-5-LO Lightning
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2023
P-38F-5-LO Lightning
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2023
History:
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 42-12647.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
- Forced landing in swamp near Port Moresby, PNG, 1943.
- Flew as Dottie From Brooklyn/34.
National Museum, Port Moresby, PNG, November 1978-2023.
- Recovered from swamp near Port Moresby, PNG, November 1978.
- Restoration started for static display.
- Using parts from crash sites of 42-12857, 42-12847, 42-66868.
- Stored in museum storage yard.
- Center section displayed 2005-2023.
Delivered to United States Army Air Force as 42-12647.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
- Forced landing in swamp near Port Moresby, PNG, 1943.
- Flew as Dottie From Brooklyn/34.
National Museum, Port Moresby, PNG, November 1978-2023.
- Recovered from swamp near Port Moresby, PNG, November 1978.
- Restoration started for static display.
- Using parts from crash sites of 42-12857, 42-12847, 42-66868.
- Stored in museum storage yard.
- Center section displayed 2005-2023.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2023.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page.
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2023.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page.
Photo Source(s):
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