Thread: P-38J 1st FG, 27 FS serial number
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Old 21st October 2017, 20:05
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Re: P-38J 1st FG, 27 FS serial number
One possibility would be a mis-applied serial number. So maybe 42-104426, a P-38J-15LO. The 42- seems obvious, as does xx426, since the 426 is repeated on the nose. Underneath the 426 on the nose is the Lockheed construction number which appears to be 5815. I don't have Warren Bodie's P-38 book at hand, but I think it has lists matching AAF serial numbers with Lockheed's construction numbers. If I can lay my hands on Bodie's book I will check further.

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