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Red Lightning(s) ?
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Palanadine
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« on: February 17, 2012, 06:37:39 PM »
 Good evening everybody!

 Was searching on the internet for information concerning foreign aircraft used during the GPW other than lend-lease planes, and came across a reference about P-38 Lightnings used, or at least tested by the VVS.

 Is there any truth in that, or pure fiction?
 
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 Panayotis
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KL
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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2012, 07:15:49 PM »
This P-38 was tested at NII VVS after the war


it was a plane that made forced landing during operation Frantic.  More about P-38 in SSSR at http://www.airpages.ru/us/p38.shtml
In 1945, Soviets were not interested in P-38s any more.  There was a P-38 in flying condition in Yugoslavia, but it remained there (B-17 found there was taken by Soviets...).
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Palanadine
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2012, 08:04:06 PM »
 I see... bit of a bummer though, a red star lightning would be quite a thing, but we can't have everything i suppose...

 Thank you for the reply all the same!
 
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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2012, 09:12:18 PM »
Quote from: Palanadine on February 17, 2012, 08:04:06 PM
I see... bit of a bummer though, a red star lightning would be quite a thing, but we can't have everything i suppose...

What is a bummer?  Both Soviet and Yugoslav P-38s flew with red stars!!!
Soviet P-38


Yugoslav P-38:
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