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Caption | Nose on view of a F-5 Lightning aircraft at Hickam Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 1945 (photo reconnaissance variant of the P-38J Lightning). ww2dbase | ||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Hickam Field, Oahu, Hawaii | ||||
Date | 1945 | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army via Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society | ||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||
Photo Size | 760 x 492 pixels |
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David Stubblebine says:
24 Feb 2013 06:57:22 PM
Ken: I believe you are right. The absence of nose guns should have been a tip-off too. The caption has been updated accordingly.

24 Feb 2013 06:57:22 PM
Ken: I believe you are right. The absence of nose guns should have been a tip-off too. The caption has been updated accordingly.
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22 Feb 2013 09:48:49 PM
F-5 photo recon version of the P-38 ?
The football antenna and I believe camera ports on the side and underneath the central fuselage are visible in the photo.