L/E of 1250
S/N by the Artist & Eleven Pilots
Overall Print Size: 30" x 24"
Plane Type: P-38 Lightning
December 25, 1944, South of Clark Field, Philippine Islands. Col. Charles H. MacDonald P-38 Ace is going for his 3rd victory of the day. Mac had already destroyed two enemy Mitsubishi Jack fighters and damaged a third. Mac brings down a Mitsubishi Zeke 52 and ups his total to 24 victories. Before the war is over Mac destroys 3 more enemy aircraft to bring his total score to 27 victories. The aircraft depicted in the lithograph is the famous Putt-Putt Maru. There were five different P-38s that carried the name familiar to most serious aircraft modelers. Mac flew with the 475th Fighter Group.
Additional Pilot "Ace" Signature:
Col. Charles H. MacDonald
Along with 10 Additional P-38 Aces:
Joe Forster
John Loisel
John E. Purdy
"Bo" Reeves
Frank Nichols
Warren Lewis
P.J. Dahl
Elliot Summer
Jack C. Mankin
Cal Wire
PLANE JUNKIE - "Danger! Lightning Nearby" by Roy Grinnell (P-38 Lightning)