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Allied airfield crew working on Lockheed P-38 fighter planes, New Guinea, c. 1944

from State Library of New South Wales

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  • covid convict said:
    I suspect these guys might be working on the motors from a Lockheed P-38 Lightning...the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk/Warhawk had a very different air intake, etc...I'm guessing, but I suspect they're USAAF rather than RAAF...possibly the 49th Fighter Group...someone who knows about their operational history might be able to confirm this or add info re a possible location...they were briefly at Darwin in 1942...

    Pic 25 of this series shows a row of P-38's lined up...if you zoom in you can see the match-ups...

    collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YezElR29/gpLqLxERm44ye

    www.flickr.com/photos/193158484@N02/51754273338 - couple of P-40's here...as you can see, they're a different animal...
  • the half-blood prince said:
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  • State Library of New South Wales said:
    covid convict I'll update with a ? on the P-38s for the moment. Thanks for helping out.
  • Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies said:
    Nice detail of a P-38 that looks like a good match - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning#/media/File...
    And see main article - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning

    I tend to agree with 'covid convict', the US 49th Fighter Group were equiped with the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk while stationed in Australia before moving to New Guinea in Oct 1942. In September 1944, the group was re-equipped completely with Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft, providing a possible date for the photo, and following the same train of thought, the location is likely to be Port Moresby. Although only a month later they were located to the Philippines - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49th_Fighter_Group

    The other observation that may support covid convict's USAF ID is the head gear, Aussie aircraftsmen would probably be wearing the standard issue slouch hat not a baseball cap.
  • State Library of New South Wales said:
    All looks plausible - I will update the entry and thanks for the links.

P-38 Lightning fighter flying over Moreton Bay, ca. 1943

from State Library of Queensland

  • TVL1970 said:
    This particular aircraft is a photo reconnaissance variant of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, a Lockheed F-4 Lightning (USAAF Ser. no. 41-2217, c/n 222-5435). Note the covered gun ports and large camera window on the port side of the nose behind the number "17." As per the Joe Baugher site, its disposition is listed as, "salvaged in Australia Sep 26, 1944." See: www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_1.html www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p38_9.html
  • State Library of Queensland said:
    Thank you for this information TVL1970. I'll see if I can add this information to our catalogue..

Charles M. Daniels Collection Photo

from SDASM Archives

  • mambo1935 said:
    grace!