Navalized P-38 Lightning?

Was there a navalized version of the P-38 Lightning?

Or is it just wishful thinking?

Thanks.

Steven Wagner wrote:

Was there a navalized version of the P-38 Lightning?

Nope. Think of where you would put the tailhook. Don't even think about
putting on the aft wing (I don't know what you call it). If you put it
on the fuselage you're sure to break the tail as it dips down

Also the USN and the USAAF were fighting for resources. No way they
would share combat aircraft. Transports are another story.

Or is it just wishful thinking?

Yeap.



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In article , Jim Herring
wrote:

Steven Wagner wrote:

Was there a navalized version of the P-38 Lightning?

Nope. Think of where you would put the tailhook. Don't even think about
putting on the aft wing (I don't know what you call it). If you put it
on the fuselage you're sure to break the tail as it dips down

Also the USN and the USAAF were fighting for resources. No way they
would share combat aircraft. Transports are another story.

Or is it just wishful thinking?

Yeap.

Sorta.

Lockheed suggested a naval version of the P-38, arrestor hook and all,
but it never got past the paper stage.

And the USN *did* own a few photo recon P-38s, used from ground-based
runways only.

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"Chad Irby" wrote in message
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Lockheed suggested a naval version of the P-38, arrestor hook and all,
but it never got past the paper stage.


Never heard of such a thing. Have you got a reference for that?



And the USN *did* own a few photo recon P-38s, used from
ground-based runways only.


Yup. Ten F-5Bs acquired from the Army and designated FO-1.

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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

"Chad Irby" wrote in message
.. .

Lockheed suggested a naval version of the P-38, arrestor hook and all,
but it never got past the paper stage.

Never heard of such a thing. Have you got a reference for that?

I've read about it in several books over the years, but here's a Web
site that mentions it:

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p38_19.html

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Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations.
Slam on brakes accordingly.

Also, P-47s and other "ground-based" aircraft were ferried to war zones and
then launched from carriers. I have a great photo of a herd of P-47s preparing
for such a launch. Also, US operated Hurricanes off carriers, I think during
Torch...? I saw a photo of a US-marked Hurri on a beach in NA, getting
manhandled into position for a takeoff attempt after it was forced down in the
middle of the US invasion troops.

v/r
Gordon
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USN SAR

Donate your memories - write a note on the back and send your old photos to a
reputable museum, don't take them with you when you're gone.

Yup. Ten F-5Bs acquired from the Army and designated FO-1.

Actually only four. BuNos 01209-01212. Correct designation was FO.

"Thomdenton" wrote in message
...

Actually only four. BuNos 01209-01212. Correct designation was FO.


It appears four is the correct number. Angelucci and Bowers state "10 F-5Bs
given by the USAAF to the U.S.Navy. New serial numbers: 01209/01212." I
assume the authors could count and it's a publisher's error.

But the correct designation was indeed FO-1. In the Navy's pre-1962
designation system all aircraft had a series number, -1 in this case, even
if there was only one series, as in this case. Note that that's not
consistent with the manufacturer's model number. The first model of a basic
mission type by a particular manufacturer had no model number. As an
example, the first Navy fighter built by Grumman was the FF-1, the second
was the F2F-1.

See Warren Bodie's work on the P-38 for mention of this proposal.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Chad Irby" wrote in message
.. .

Lockheed suggested a naval version of the P-38, arrestor hook and all,
but it never got past the paper stage.


Never heard of such a thing. Have you got a reference for that?



And the USN *did* own a few photo recon P-38s, used from
ground-based runways only.


Yup. Ten F-5Bs acquired from the Army and designated FO-1.

"Lawrence Dillard" wrote in message
...

See Warren Bodie's work on the P-38 for mention of this proposal.


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