Another P-38 Pilot Returns Home

Back in September we mentioned the good work of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) in recovering remains of missing American military, and they’ve done it again (This time it is 2nd Lt. Ray D. Packard, U.S. Army Air Forces, of Atwood, CA.)  Here’s an excerpt from an article I just read:
“On Aug. 25, 1944, [...]

P-38 Crash – Part Posted on eBay

If any of you have a spare US$700 (to start), I see an eBay seller has a couple of parts up for bids from the April, 1944, crash of Wing Commander Adrian Warburton, who was shot down over Germany during the war.  He has some photos of the parts, as well as some photo documentation [...]

Amigo Airsho This Weekend

We just received word that there will be a P-38 featured in the Heritage Flight at the Amigo Airsho (no misspelling, that’s how they spell it?) in El Paso, TX this weekend, Oct 4-5.  Their website indicates that the P-38 in question is “Porky II” to be flown by Steve Hinton — however, that 38 [...]