World War II Database

1.  Bill says:
21 Apr 2011 06:55:14 PM

Lindbergh was with the 475th Fighter Group
about 1 1/2 months, and flew some missions
shotdown a Ki-51 "Sonia"

2.  Bill says:
21 Apr 2011 07:28:29 PM

Charles Lindbergh worked as a civilian contractor for United Aircraft Corp. His job
was to evaluated performance for single and twin-engine fighters.
Working to improve range for the F4U Corsair flying missions and tests with marine pilots.

Later he was attached to the 475th Fighter Group flying P-38s and continued his tests to increase the aircrafts range, through improved throttle settings, and different techniques, he was able to reduce fuel
consumption to 70gal per-hour or 2.6mpg.

Note*

Lindbergh's kill of a Ki-51 "Sonia" on
August 12,1944 was not listed in the 475th official group records, Lindbergh left the 475th and returned to the US.

Have a World War II training film on DVD that
goes through the P-38 cockpit and pre-flight checkout, and flight characteristics.
(1943 color)

3. Denn says:
3 Sep 2011 12:58:37 PM

The training film directs the pilot to set the fuel mixture to auto-rich, and leave it there. Lindy, an expert on extracting every bit of mileage if there ever was one, taught the pilots to lean out their engines, thereby improving combat radius.