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Photos of P-38J "Porky II" Dec 23,  2003

These images were taken with a Sony digital camera.

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dsc04807_t.jpg (16852 bytes) 1.  View into Porky's right engine.
dsc04808_t.jpg (10596 bytes) 2.  Right outboard wing, with the aileron near and the Fowler Flap (partially deployed) father.
dsc04809_t.jpg (17391 bytes) 3.  Porky's Right Tail.
dsc04810_t.jpg (15591 bytes) 4.  Right outboard cooler/
dsc04811_t.jpg (15031 bytes) 5.  View from below the right boom.  Note the boarding ladder and external tanks. 
dsc04812_t.jpg (13617 bytes) 6.  Under the empennage looking at the lower portion of the left tail.
dsc04813_t.jpg (9035 bytes) 7.  Under the empennage looking up at where the elevator meets the right tail.
dsc04815_t.jpg (14017 bytes) 8.  The upper portion of the right main gear.
dsc04816_t.jpg (14741 bytes) 9.  Looking from the right engine back.  Note the turbo intake.
dsc04817_t.jpg (11595 bytes) 10.  Oval "mirror" on the inboard side of each engine nacelle lets the pilot verify his nose gear is down.
dsc04818_t.jpg (12065 bytes) 11. External tank and cockpit.
dsc04819_t.jpg (13214 bytes) 12. Right side of nose.  Note no shell ejector chutes.
dsc04820_t.jpg (13615 bytes) 13. Looking up at the cockpit.  To bad I couldn't take a peek inside :-)
dsc04821_t.jpg (15339 bytes) 14. Right side of nose, with name, victory markings and crew names.   Note, the ususal US ARMY lettering is not found on Porky II.  (Also note no shell ejector chutes.)
dsc04823_t.jpg (14974 bytes) 15. Left engine open.
dsc04824_t.jpg (14487 bytes) 16. Left boom and tail.  And mechanic's dog :-)
dsc04825_t.jpg (14395 bytes) 17. National insignia under the right wing, plus the right boom and tail.
dsc04826_t.jpg (15161 bytes) 18. Porky II in the hanger being worked on.  Note the tow truck.
dsc04829_t.jpg (15656 bytes) 19. Close up of an external tank.
dsc04830_t.jpg (12743 bytes) 20. Looking up and aft the nose gear bay.   Note the change in depth about halfway in the wheel bulge.  The pilot sits just above and slightly aft of this area.

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