[Faenor]

Originally Posted by Col Bruggy

Lockheed P-38 Lightning
41-7644 (not on Baugher)

Monday, 30 November 1942

This occurred when 12 P-38s of the 48th Squadron, themselves on a TacR mission, encountered ten Bf 109s, one of which 1/Lt Virgil Smith claimed shot down; two more were claimed as probables and another as damaged. However, one US fighter flown by 2/Lt Cole failed to return. Fw Anton Hafner of 4./JG 51 claiming a P-38 south-east of Tunis at 1447.

US Casualties:

48th FS/14th FG - P-38 41-7644 shot down by Bf 109s Tunis 1500 - 2/Lt Arthur V. Cole PoW.

See:
A History of the Mediterranean Air War 1940 - 1945 Vol.3.
Shores,Christopher et al
London:Grub Street,2016
pp.159-61

Col.

Hi - there is another photo from left side and I´m thinking, that this P-38 is same, like this burning P-38 from german propaganda photo

...and there are links on same plane in England in better condition:
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/12765
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/12767

Faenor