Re: History of P-38J-15-LO, 42-104088
Hi Alex,
Thanks for the link. From what I can ascertain, Scatterbrain Kid and Scatterbrain Kid II were definitely two different airframes and not the same ones reincarnated. I just got the Aircraft Data Card for 42-104088 and it shows that it served with the 9th AF from 19 Apr 44 until 25 Jun 44. Baugher's information that it was scrapped 8 Jan 44 is incorrect. The IARC entry was obviously misread as it clearly shows 42-104088 was consigned to salvage on 1 Aug 44. How this airframe ended up back stateside is anybody's guess. I am checking Combined Loss Lists for April thru August 1944 to see if this serial number shows up. Will keep you posted on any new updates.
Cheers, Gary
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