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AIRCRAFT >> FIGHTERS >> P-38
Catalog Number:
1976.057
Location:
5D1050
Description:
A P-38 Lightning And A German Messerschmitt Were Similar In Appearance That U.S.. Fighters And Gunners Were Mistaking One For The Other Over North Africa In 1943.This Painting Was Used In A Air Force Training Film To Identify Friend Or Foe?Casualties From Mistaken Identity Dropped Sharply After The Air Corps Training Film Program.