Overall, the P-38 downed more than 1,800 Japanese aircraft with more than 100 of her pilots attaining ace status thus making her the most statistically successful U.S. Army Air Forces fighter of the Pacific theater of WWII.
A sleek, sexy yet beefy bit of U.S. history will be on display when the Lockheed C-121A Constellation “Bataan” checks in for the Central Coast AirFest Oct. 14-15.
When president Harry S. Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur, the famed Army leader flew home from Japan aboard a Lockheed Constellation called "Bataan".
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