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1. Main fuselage. There is a display just below the plane, which is
in the lower right of this photo. |
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2. Left boom and outer wing. |
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3. My daughter next to a Allison V-1710 (P-38 engine) which was located
just below the plane. |
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4. First of several shots of the outer left Fowler flap, partially
deployed. |
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5. Looking up into the flap bay. |
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6. Both innter flaps. The red line at the rear of the main fuselage
is the bording ladder, retracted. |
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7. On the far left is a fuel pump blister, then the dive recovery flap and
on the right, the Fowler flap. |
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8. Same as #7 but with flash. Thise gives a sense of the offset of
the dive flap from the main wing in its stowed position. |
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9. A happy P-38 nut under the plane! (Taken by my daughter, who was
lying on the floor for the shot.) |
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10. Looking rearward. |
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11. Signage on the left side of the main fuselage. It says: U.S.
ARMY P-38L-10-LO
AIR FORCES SER. 44-53097
CREW WEIGHT 200 LBS
SERVICE THIS PLANE WITH
100/130 OCTANE FUEL ONLY
SUITABLE FOR AEROMATICS
However, there was no -10 production block. Based on the presence of the fuel
pump blisters, I think the plane is actually a P-38L-5-LO.
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12. The left outer Fowler from another angle. |
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13. The inner Fowlers from another angle. |
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14. Tailplane. |
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15. Cockpit canopy, turbosupercharger and a view of the partially deployed
right outer Fowler. |
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16. Same flap as #15 but from lower angle. |
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17. An attempt to capture the entire plane. |
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18. Right side. |
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19. 3/4 view right side. |
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20. Allison V-1710 below plane. |
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21. Vantage from the stairway leading up to the WWI planes. Sorry,
it's a little blurry. |
