Flying Bulls’ P-38 Headed to Austria

Well, we’ve heard from a couple of people today that the P-38 formerly known as White Lightnin’ is headed to her new home in Austria.  Steve Hinton recently told us that it took over 80,000 manhours to get her back into airworthy condition after the crash and, although we’re sad to see her leave America, [...]

Offutt Air Show

Well, dang it!  Don’t know how this one got by us, but the Air Force had an air show at Offutt AFB this past weekend and had a P-38 on display.  They don’t say which one, but if you’d like to have a look at all the warbirds which participated and those on static display, [...]

Rumor has it there will be a P-38 in KC

Although we couldn’t find proof of it on their website, we read an article in the Kansas City Community News (here) that there would be a P-38 at the KC Aviation Expo airshow on the weekend of August 23-24. So, if you live in the area, it would be worth contacting the Expo to see [...]

P-38 to Fly in Wine Country

Although they don’t say which P-38, here’s a notice we found about the”Wings Over Wine Country” Air Show, which will take place on Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 2008, at the Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport in California:
“A special treat this year is the “Return of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning to [...]

Military Channel Special This Weekend

We just got word from our friend (and P-38 Association member), Aileen Lim, to keep a look out this weekend for the airing of the Military Channel special “BIRTH OF AN ACE: P-38 LIGHTNING vs. ZERO.”
Here’s the complete listing and brief synopsis we got from their website:
Aug 10, 10:00 pm (60 minutes)
Showdown: Air Combat
P-38 Lightening [...]