41-7631
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P-38 Lightnings, including (serial number 41-7631) of the 1st Fighter Group at Goxhill. Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published 20 Jul 1942.' [stamp] and '213031.' [censor no]. Printed caption on the reverse is damaged and is illegible.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 94FS, 1FG, 8AF USAAF. The aircraft was eventually scrapped in Tunisia. The tail section was used by the 33rd Fighter Group's 59th Fighter Squadron as a bar in the spring of 1943.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Assigned |
Tafraoui, Algeria | 13 November 1942 | Redeployed to Algeria with the 12th AF. |
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built at Lockheed. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Other Deployed to ETO |
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, Canada | Delivered to UK as part of Operation Bolero via Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Greenland. | |
Other Deployed to ETO |
Greenland | Delivered to UK as part of Operation Bolero via Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Greenland. | |
Assigned |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough DN21, UK | Assigned to 94FS, 1FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Scrapped |
Tunisia | Scrapped in Tunisia. |
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