soc.veterans

In article <47f29ad8@newsgate.x-privat.org>, williamboyd@bellsouth.net
says...
> tankfixer wrote:
> > In article <47edce1d$0$7274$88260bb3@free.teranews.com>,
> > dhunt@i70westnospam.com says...
> >> "tankfixer" wrote in message news:MPG.225762dc39422f40989e41@nntp.earthlink.net...
> >>> In article <1b8ru3dnl2fgq8vnequplpulvpf6a9hf3i@4ax.com>, redvet@lava.net
> >>> says...
> >>>> On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:29:02 -0700, tankfixer
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> In article <47ece57d$0$26086$88260bb3@free.teranews.com>,
> >>>>> Ask Daryl about his claim of seeing P-38's in squadron service in the
> >>>>> 1950's and in Korea....
> >>>> I'm just passing through on this thread and really don't know the
> >>>> players, however -
> >>>>
> >>>> Weren't P-38's used very early in the Korean war for photo recon? -
> >>>> redvet
> >>>>
> >>> No
> >> Because you said so. Just own up that you ain't old enough to know that time period and there are something that you can't find on the Internet.
> >
> > You are correct that sometimes subject references might not be on the
> > Internet.
> > However they would still exist.
> > I'm sure you can name a reference that would show that P-38's, or F-38's
> > as they were called by then were used in Korea during the Korean war.
> >
> > I'm sure the USAF history center would love to scan them and put them
> > here > http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/titleindex.htm
> >
> > Or if nothing else Mr Baugher would love to know about it so he can
> > update his very comprehensive site.
> > http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p38.html
> >
> >
> >
> The P-38s were designated (a few) F-4s and F-5s but not F-38s.
> I never got a chance to work on these but would have loved to.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_Lightning#cite_ref-Baugher_European_25-2

You mean the phto recon versions.
Any remaining fighter versions were redesignated when the USAF split off
from the Army.