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| USAAF 5th AF 5th Fighter Command Headquarters  USAAF 1944   U.S. Army April 24, 1944 |
Aircraft History Built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (LAC) in Burbank. Constructors Number 2838. At the factory, completed with an unpainted aluminum finish with olive drab on the upper nose and inner sides of the engine nacelles for anti-glare. On December 31, 1943 delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-38J-15-LO Lightning serial number 42-104004. On January 1, 1944 flown to Long Beach Airport. On January 5, 1944 flown to Dallas Love Field and underwent modification at the Dallas Modification Center to add leading edge fuel tanks. On January 12, 1944 arrives Oakland then embarked as cargo and shipped overseas to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) and reassembled. Wartime History During early 1944 assigned to 5th Air Force (5th AF), 5th Fighter Command (V Fighter Command), Headquarters. Assigned to pilot Lt. Col. Thomas J. Lynch. The plane had a stripe at the tip of the tails. On April 24, 1944 took off from Nadzab Airfield piloted by Brigadier General Paul B. Wurtsmith with P-38J "Marge" 42-104380 piloted by Col. Robert L. Morrissey and were the first American planes to land at newly captured and repaired Tadji Airfield. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References Individual Aircraft Record Card (IARC) - P-38J-15-LO Lightning 42-104004 USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-38J-15-LO Lightning 42-104004 Contribute
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