43-28999

RE: 43-28999 (scducommun)

Sat, 17 May 2008 17:26:56 GMT

Terry,

Thank you so much. Does 'condemned salvage' mean the aircraft was destroyed in Europe rather than being returned to the States or sold to another country's air force?

thanks,
Shane

RE: 43-28999 (Terry T.)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:15:02 GMT

From my P-38 database - Source: Aircraft History Card.

s/n 43-28999
c/n 422-4016
F-5E-2-LO
Project #92698
Rec, 17 Apr 44
Long Beach 17 Apr 44
Palm Springs 18 Apr 44
Dallas Mod Ctr (F-5E) 20 Apr 44
Dallas atc 21 May 44
Greensboro 21 May 44
Newark (POE)22 May 44 & dep US 28 May 44
Soxo 8AF 31 May 44-3 Jun 44
Soxo 8AF 10-24 Jun 1944
Glue 9AF condemned salvage 22 Sep 1945

Lots of info is on the net but not everything..sometimes its good to do the pure reseach look at military records & go thru microfilm reels..

Terry T.

43-28999 (scducommun)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:27:15 GMT

Hi, I'm trying track down the history of this particular F-5E and what happened to it after the war.
That's my Grandpa in the photo. I have a 27th PRS history, but no remarks or final disposition is shown for this particular aircraft. I've Googled quite a bit, but have run out of leads. Any details or places to look appreciated.

thanks,
Shane

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