P-38 "Freddy Locks IV"

[kaki3152]

E-Bay picture of nice looking P-38J. I'm guessing 9th AF.
Anyone identify?

[Stig Jarlevik]

Indeed Kaki

No help here, but I was intrigued by the name given and checked the net.
Could the name have something to do with the P-38 type can opener?
http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/page52.shtml

Although Fred is not mentioned there, it is here...
https://www.amazon.com/Fred-P38-Open...ews/B00BA1218M

Perhaps I read too much into it, but at least I had no idea there were can openers named P38 and P51. Must admit I had quite a laugh

Cheers
Stig

[kaki3152]

I have a P-38 can opener on my keychain.

[Leendert]

Kaki,

If going by the used letter type "596" on nose, then 367th FG a possibility?

Regards,

Leendert

[kaki3152]

Thanks Leendert.

[Horst Weber]

Originally Posted by Leendert

Kaki,

If going by the used letter type "596" on nose, then 367th FG a possibility?

Regards,

Leendert

Kaki 1

The style of the nose digits look strongly like a 367th ship. But the 370th GG ships had the same style of nose-digits, at least in summer 1944. Later this digits are rarely visible anymore by overpainting or grow pale.

Hope it helps.

Horst Weber

[Leendert]

If '596' on nose is part of full serial, then there was a 44-23596 with 402nd FS/370th FG.
This P-38J had an accident at Florennes (A.78) on 1 Nov 1944.

Regards,

Leendert

[Rottler]

According to MACR 12224 the P-38 J-25-LO 44-23596 370th FG, 402rd FS, was lost on 8 February 1945.
Point of departure: Y 32 Ophoven, Belgium
Intended destination: Grevenbroich, Germany
Type of mission: Strafing recce
Crashplace: northwest of Cologne
Pilot: 1st Lt James T. Weldon O-750136. He bailed out and became a POW.

Regards
Leo