That's history right there. Most folks don't realize that the man flying the 38 in this video is Sandy Sansing. Sandy joined the USAAC as an enlisted man and started flying right after Pearl Harbor. This man flew all the way through WW2, was shot down in France in 1944, evaded capture, went back to his outfit and finished WW2, and flew all the way through the Vietnam War. And here is, on video, still flying warbirds...50 years after he started. Sandy left us in 2014.
What version of the P-38 is this ? The night fighter had a raised canopy like this one but not a plexiglass nose . it had a radar pod jyst under the nose . the bomber version ad a plexiglass glass nose but not a raised canopy . I know some was used in recon missions maybe that's what this one did . I'm just wondering of course there was the fighter escort version. Oh I think I just seen a norden bomb sight .
Nope this plane was not involved in a fatal crash. I was at Breckenridge with Lefty Gardner (not the pilot of this aircraft) when the aircraft went down. There were 2 onboard and minor injuries were sustained. The aircraft had an engine issue on take off and then the good engine was accidentally shut down.
It was never stated it was involved in a fatal crash. The pilot received a laceration on his forehead & was temporarily knocked unconscious. His female passenger was unharmed. The engines were fine. The pilot took off with the fuel selectors in in the auxiliary tanks position. The P-38 didn’t have auxiliary tanks. The engines were starving for fuel. The right engine quit & tried to feather it but he feathered the running engine…..& that is why it crashed!
@@JimLuxB24 No it was not you I was referring to, it was a comment further down on the list. Yes you are correct, Laurie was unharmed. Sorry for the confusion.
Don't know who the pilot was but the accident of "Scatterbrain Kid II" was not fatal and in fact there were only minor injuries sustained. The remains are currently with Westpac in Colorado and it was being restored back to airworthy for Paul Allen before his unfortunate passing. It is now owned by Steuart Walton but I have no idea if he plans to complete the restoration. You may be thinking of the original (single seat) "Scatterbrain Kid" which was lost in a fatal crash in 1974 that killed pilot George Harper.
That's history right there. Most folks don't realize that the man flying the 38 in this video is Sandy Sansing.
Sandy joined the USAAC as an enlisted man and started flying right after Pearl Harbor. This man flew all the way through WW2, was shot down in France in 1944, evaded capture, went back to his outfit and finished WW2, and flew all the way through the Vietnam War.
And here is, on video, still flying warbirds...50 years after he started.
Sandy left us in 2014.
What version of the P-38 is this ? The night fighter had a raised canopy like this one but not a plexiglass nose . it had a radar pod jyst under the nose . the bomber version ad a plexiglass glass nose but not a raised canopy . I know some was used in recon missions maybe that's what this one did . I'm just wondering of course there was the fighter escort version. Oh I think I just seen a norden bomb sight .
Nope this plane was not involved in a fatal crash. I was at Breckenridge with Lefty Gardner (not the pilot of this aircraft) when the aircraft went down. There were 2 onboard and minor injuries were sustained. The aircraft had an engine issue on take off and then the good engine was accidentally shut down.
It was never stated it was involved in a fatal crash. The pilot received a laceration on his forehead & was temporarily knocked unconscious. His female passenger was unharmed.
The engines were fine. The pilot took off with the fuel selectors in in the auxiliary tanks position. The P-38 didn’t have auxiliary tanks. The engines were starving for fuel. The right engine quit & tried to feather it but he feathered the running engine…..& that is why it crashed!
@@JimLuxB24 No it was not you I was referring to, it was a comment further down on the list. Yes you are correct, Laurie was unharmed. Sorry for the confusion.
Oops! I apologize! I did misstate that it was a fatal crash. The of my reply, however, is correct.
I wish the builders had foresight to keep building a bunch of war materials. Guns, planes, etc. Even the axis powers.
This P38 was lost in a fatal crash not long after this; I don’t know if it was this pilot I cant remember his name
Don't know who the pilot was but the accident of "Scatterbrain Kid II" was not fatal and in fact there were only minor injuries sustained. The remains are currently with Westpac in Colorado and it was being restored back to airworthy for Paul Allen before his unfortunate passing. It is now owned by Steuart Walton but I have no idea if he plans to complete the restoration. You may be thinking of the original (single seat) "Scatterbrain Kid" which was lost in a fatal crash in 1974 that killed pilot George Harper.
I know the name of the pilot but I’m not going to disclose it.
For you to know and for us to find out like cindy brady once said?😳
Jman
Confederate air force!😳
Jman