P-38M Night Lightning

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From: Darrel Monroe
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 06:47

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In his post of 17 Nov 92, Rafael Rodriguez asks:

RR> I am looking for info about the cockpit layout for the backseater
RR> station in the nightfighter version of the P-38. I have heaps
RR> of info regarding the front office. But nothing regarding the
RR> back seater.

RR> Does anybody know of any good source for this info?.

RR> (And also layout of the bomber/aimer station on the pathfinder
RR> version of the P-38).

The nightfigher was the P-38M.  I don't have much, but there is 1 photo 
in the Squadron/Signal book P-38 Lightning in Action.  The photo shows the
radar operators station and the left side of the cockpit.  It doesn't show
the right side unfortunately, but the radar scope and equipment mounted in
front of the radar operator is shown to good effect.

There is also some info on the pathfinder version.  It used the AN/APS-15 
Bombing Through Overcast (BTO) radar unit.  The equipment inside was the 
same as that found in the P-38 Droop Snoot bomber version, except that it
used had the BTO radar and the control panels for it instead of the Norton
bombsight.

Good luck in your search.

Happy modelling

Darrel Monroe
dmonroe@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu

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