this is a great video and i wished that the Air force hadnt of scrapped the surplus out in the pacific and that would have saved millions of dollars because they could have sold the fighter.
@aquatodabone Somewhere in New Guinea I'm sure piles of them were pushed into a heap and buried. Not just the P-38 (which was a VERY expensive plane to maintain)... but imagine all those awesome rugged and simple Fokker DVII's the public could of had, and all those BF-109's... that were mass produced... all.... needlessly... junked. Just like Orwell said in 1984, wage wars to destroy the produce and industry of the masses in endless wars and keep them impoverished and scared.
Im not 100% sure but i think that was the actual 38 Jeff perished in . i still have the magazine in which he did write up in the plane he dies in. He was here in Geneseo,ny at the National Warplane Museum and did a b-17 video in the b-17 "fuddy Duddy" . i also rode in her. great memories
My dad worked at Lockheed before, during, and long after the war for Kelly Johnson as a tooling / manufacturing engineer. The P-38 was his favorite aircraft of the war. Hearing other's talk about of their father's love for the P-38 generates a great deal of pride for my father's contribution to building and putting this beautiful, capable aircraft in the hands of our pilots.
Man...What an absolutely great video! A beautiful airplane, built during a not-so-beautiful time. I had such a strange feeling listening to Jeff talk about the fuel selector switches; it seems like what he described with early pilot training is exactly what did him in. What a shame to lose such a gifted person. Well, he'll live on in great videos like this.
Back in the mid 1990s, my flight was moving towards a terminal building up in Canada.
I looked out the windows and saw a bunch of P-38s sitting on the tarmac in their war paint.. They were impressive to say the least.. Sweet airplanes!!
A hot interest in the P-38 exists in Sacramento and other places. Mather airfield in Sac. had a gathering of most of the remaining flying '38s last July, and hosted every '38 pilot available. The Fork Tail Devils (sic) group meets near Highway 50 there ever month and has several, including one Ace (B. Behrns). His story of 19 months in Burma-India theater has been written but not published yet. Pilots have great stories, as you can imagine--including training in the P-39, a trainee-killer.
My Dad flew the -38 in the South Pacific. He didn't talk much about the war, the killing bothered him greatly. He did, however, express his love of flying this airplane. One story I remember him telling was on one of his first flights the gear failed to lower so he had to hand pump it down. Said it took so much strength he needed to lock his arm and use his legs to move his body and get that gear down. Great video, and as I fly now too, Jeff's story reminds me that even the best can screw up....
My Dad flew the P-38 out of England during the war and twice baled out--once in Washington State and once over the Netherlands when ground fire took out his engines. He really loved this plane but transfered to the P-51 towards the end of the war. Sorry to hear about Jeff.
I think that Jeff was killed in a different plane from the one shown in the film.There were two P 38 plane at Tillamook.The one he was killed in was a pure unpainted silver finish.The official cause of the accident was inproper use of the fuel sellector switches..Check NTSB identification number SEA97FA130 for a report of the accident.
Where was this filmed?
silat13 3 days ago
@silat13 I'm not sure where it was filmed...sorry.
comaz 3 days ago
@comaz Tillamook Oregon. About an hour from me:)
Tillamook Air Museum
silat13 1 day ago
@silat13 Thank you!
comaz 1 day ago
I'll watch every single on of these you can post up!
TheMogster63 3 days ago
@TheMogster63 I try my best, thanks!
comaz 3 days ago
Meu avião no Strykers 1945!!!
SNDDEADMAN 4 days ago
0:40 "... a pilots consider it, the world's first COCK fighter..." WTF?
cobrachoppergirl 3 weeks ago
Beautiful plane and video.
Giovanniram22 4 weeks ago
@Giovanniram22 Thank you
comaz 4 weeks ago
Fantastic video. What a great relic of world history. Good to see one of these machines still in prime condition.
TheGameMouse 2 months ago
@TheGameMouse thank you
comaz 4 weeks ago
this is a great video and i wished that the Air force hadnt of scrapped the surplus out in the pacific and that would have saved millions of dollars because they could have sold the fighter.
aquatodabone 3 months ago
@aquatodabone thank you
comaz 4 weeks ago
@aquatodabone Somewhere in New Guinea I'm sure piles of them were pushed into a heap and buried. Not just the P-38 (which was a VERY expensive plane to maintain)... but imagine all those awesome rugged and simple Fokker DVII's the public could of had, and all those BF-109's... that were mass produced... all.... needlessly... junked. Just like Orwell said in 1984, wage wars to destroy the produce and industry of the masses in endless wars and keep them impoverished and scared.
cobrachoppergirl 3 weeks ago
Im not 100% sure but i think that was the actual 38 Jeff perished in . i still have the magazine in which he did write up in the plane he dies in. He was here in Geneseo,ny at the National Warplane Museum and did a b-17 video in the b-17 "fuddy Duddy" . i also rode in her. great memories
jetcat4445t 4 months ago
Imagine what he could have done for our knowledge of warbirds if...
MrSebfrench76 4 months ago
Excellent! what a shame this chap was lost.
TheBartelt 6 months ago
My dad worked at Lockheed before, during, and long after the war for Kelly Johnson as a tooling / manufacturing engineer. The P-38 was his favorite aircraft of the war. Hearing other's talk about of their father's love for the P-38 generates a great deal of pride for my father's contribution to building and putting this beautiful, capable aircraft in the hands of our pilots.
ucav999 7 months ago
That makes me want to build a model of it
TcrRCvideos 7 months ago
I want one...
fastmikie69 7 months ago
Man...What an absolutely great video! A beautiful airplane, built during a not-so-beautiful time. I had such a strange feeling listening to Jeff talk about the fuel selector switches; it seems like what he described with early pilot training is exactly what did him in. What a shame to lose such a gifted person. Well, he'll live on in great videos like this.
Jim21680 7 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
One of the best. Could watch it all day.
C.jinks
sulftech 8 months ago
I have always loved the P38 what a great ship.... thank for sharing
tacomanzip 8 months ago
Back in the mid 1990s, my flight was moving towards a terminal building up in Canada.
I looked out the windows and saw a bunch of P-38s sitting on the tarmac in their war paint.. They were impressive to say the least.. Sweet airplanes!!
Xringer 8 months ago
Blue Skies forever Jeff.
tonyb22 8 months ago
If it wasn't for the F4-U, the P-38 would be my favorite choice! Very informative video. Now I know how to fly the 38! Thanx a mill!
cfredflyu 8 months ago
A really great intro to the P-38. Very nice.
rcbigflyer 8 months ago
A hot interest in the P-38 exists in Sacramento and other places. Mather airfield in Sac. had a gathering of most of the remaining flying '38s last July, and hosted every '38 pilot available. The Fork Tail Devils (sic) group meets near Highway 50 there ever month and has several, including one Ace (B. Behrns). His story of 19 months in Burma-India theater has been written but not published yet. Pilots have great stories, as you can imagine--including training in the P-39, a trainee-killer.
ranhat2 9 months ago
My Dad flew the -38 in the South Pacific. He didn't talk much about the war, the killing bothered him greatly. He did, however, express his love of flying this airplane. One story I remember him telling was on one of his first flights the gear failed to lower so he had to hand pump it down. Said it took so much strength he needed to lock his arm and use his legs to move his body and get that gear down. Great video, and as I fly now too, Jeff's story reminds me that even the best can screw up....
LynnW1956 9 months ago
My Dad flew the P-38 out of England during the war and twice baled out--once in Washington State and once over the Netherlands when ground fire took out his engines. He really loved this plane but transfered to the P-51 towards the end of the war. Sorry to hear about Jeff.
Chuck
TheChuck531 9 months ago
I think that Jeff was killed in a different plane from the one shown in the film.There were two P 38 plane at Tillamook.The one he was killed in was a pure unpainted silver finish.The official cause of the accident was inproper use of the fuel sellector switches..Check NTSB identification number SEA97FA130 for a report of the accident.
Crashed plane registration number N7973.
jimklutz1 9 months ago
Absulutely superb clip - thanks so much for sharing
saraolsen1000 9 months ago
Wow...was really loving the video until I read he died in the plane. My heart sunk. You can type in his name on AVWEB (.com) to learn more.
yarsmythe 9 months ago
>Jeff....thanks for the info. I had no idea! What a shame.
comaz 9 months ago
Unfortunately the pilot and narrator, Jeff Ethell, was killed in that airplane.
larrycansler 9 months ago
Thanks for the great video!! So many on Youtube "aren't"
fourfortyroadrunner 9 months ago
What a Great piece of American Air Power History! Well done film. Thanks
glsdelta1 9 months ago
I fly an old (1963) Piper twin, lots of switches and levers and great performance, this video is great and every twin pilot will love it!!
DoverAC 9 months ago
Great machine makes for a wonderful video.
videojewels1 9 months ago
"Home Sick Angel" !
moonrockranch 9 months ago
What an INCREDIBLE video! Too bad so few are still flying.
N46547 9 months ago
Truly makes me want to get into the car and drive to Cheeseville, OR, and fly one those Lightning fighters...funfilledfun, ya ubetcha!
bardeslinstitute2010 9 months ago