P 38 Lightning PUDGY 720

Always nice to see another air-worthy P-38

What a gem of a vid! Love the P38! I can appreciate that there is no music or commentary, only P38!

Our Dad recounted exciting memories of flying the P38 in the Phillipines during WWII, including crash landing. The 1-year anniversary of his passing at 99-yrs old is looming on 3/2/24, I wish I had thought to have found your video to share with him before he passed last year. Watching it gave me goosebumps and makes me sad but happy for him that he had the experience of flying, what a wonderful thing! And thanks to you I could share it with him on some level at least...thank you!

My dad worked in the Palmdale Lockheed plant that built P-38's before he went into the Navy to fly Hellcats and came back an ace.

Absolutely incredible video, the first in-cockpit video I've seen of a P-38.

Impressive that a P-38 can not only be salvaged, but restored to flight worthy condition. I grew up with stories about this fantastic aircraft. I enjoyed this from the cockpit video immensely.

Being a flight wing commander aka leader just seeing this pilots loving caring slow approach it brings tears to see how someone can be so gentle with such a piece of history that took such abuse.. I mean really it did hit me where it counts to see an antique so carefully handled...

Nice flight charles What a Lovely old timer p-38, With out people like you there would be no old time planes in the sky well done and thanks for keeping her flying paul

This is a representation of Major Thomas McQuire, Jr.'s P-38. McQuire was a member of the 475th Fighter Group. He led the 431st Fighter Squadron known as Hades. None of the 475th's P-38s made back Stateside intact after the war. The planes were stripped, crushed and buried at Kimpo Field Korea and at Clark Field Philippines. Two wrecks were salvaged from New Quinea. The Scarlett Scourge was restored to a static display in Adelaid, Australia and has since been sold to a man in England to be restored to flying status. This was a 432nd Clover Squadron plane. The second P-38 is White 44, a 433rd squadron Blue Devils aircraft. It was restored in Colorado Springs to flying status. My father was a member of the 432nd Squadron. He was the mess Seargent for the squadron. His mess not only fed the 432nd, but the HQ personnel. This mess also fed Col. Charles Lindberg on both occasions in which he stayed with the 475th for weeks at a time.

The P-38 and the P-51D are my two favorite planes of all time

I live a couple of miles north of this airport. Anytime I hear the growl of big piston engines I am rarely disappointed when I look up.

Incredible video in cockpit, thank for no nonsense music, as a kid I wanted to fly high in the sky, and fast!

Fork-tailed devil. I love the effortless aerobatics.

McGuire was my hero growing up and still is today. Even been to his grave in Arlington Cemetary. Please preserve this P-38 even though it is not his original aircraft so that younger generations can learn about sacrifice. Sports stars are not heroes but McGuire was and lost his life coming to the aid of a comrade. Beautiful aircraft

Good video with all the natural sounds, no music. Thanks!!

She flies so beautifully. Thank you for all the hard work and resources that went into preserving this beauty. May she enjoy the skies for many decades and beyond! Cheers from Aust - Dave

Absolutely beautiful plane- several have remarked in how quiet. There are certain planes that were just built to fly. Thanks for posting

Great vid.........so many young folk died in ww2 so that we could be free. This is the stuff of Richard Bong and many others. Thanks again for posting, and kindest regards from me in Australia.

P38 and P51 are my two favorite planes of WWII

This camera footage is amazing especially from in the cockpit in flight. It is like you are flying it.