Family Reunion - the Lightening family

[Pensacola Beachcomber]

Here I am with the Lightening family (Grandpa P-38 and the new guy F-35). A
friend is taking my picture with my "real" camera and I'm holding my old
back-up Digital Rebel. It was a fine reunion even though we didn't get to
see either aircraft fly that day.

[Steven P. McNicoll]

"Pensacola Beachcomber" > wrote in
message ...
>
> Here I am with the Lightening family (Grandpa P-38 and the new guy F-35).
> A friend is taking my picture with my "real" camera and I'm holding my old
> back-up Digital Rebel. It was a fine reunion even though we didn't get to
> see either aircraft fly that day.

Please. "Lightning", not "Lightening".

[Pensacola Beachcomber]

Sorry, I know better. I made the same mistake yesterday. If it happens
again lightning should strike me!!! Tom in Pensacola

"Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Pensacola Beachcomber" > wrote
> in message ...
>>
>> Here I am with the Lightening family (Grandpa P-38 and the new guy F-35).
>> A friend is taking my picture with my "real" camera and I'm holding my
>> old back-up Digital Rebel. It was a fine reunion even though we didn't
>> get to see either aircraft fly that day.
>
> Please. "Lightning", not "Lightening".
>

[Bob Harrington]

"Pensacola Beachcomber" > wrote
in :

> Sorry, I know better. I made the same mistake yesterday. If it
> happens again lightning should strike me!!! Tom in Pensacola

You should be okay - lightening hardly ever strikes twice in the same
place...

> "Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Pensacola Beachcomber" >
>> wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> Here I am with the Lightening family (Grandpa P-38 and the new guy
>>> F-35). A friend is taking my picture with my "real" camera and I'm
>>> holding my old back-up Digital Rebel. It was a fine reunion even
>>> though we didn't get to see either aircraft fly that day.
>>
>> Please. "Lightning", not "Lightening".
>>
>
>

[®i©ardo]

Bob Harrington wrote:
> "Pensacola Beachcomber" > wrote
> in :

> You should be okay - lightening hardly ever strikes twice in the same
> place...
>

But it gets brighter every time!

;-)

--
Moving things in still pictures!

[Neil Hoskins]

It's a clever name, because on our side of the Pond we can claim that it's
named after the English Electric Lightning. So everybody's happy... quite
unusual.

"Pensacola Beachcomber" > wrote in
message ...
> Here I am with the Lightening family (Grandpa P-38 and the new guy F-35).
> A friend is taking my picture with my "real" camera and I'm holding my old
> back-up Digital Rebel. It was a fine reunion even though we didn't get to
> see either aircraft fly that day.
>
>

[Jack G[_2_]]

But, wasn't your British Lightning named after our first USA Lightning?

Jack G.

"Neil Hoskins" > wrote in message
...
> It's a clever name, because on our side of the Pond we can claim that it's
> named after the English Electric Lightning. So everybody's happy... quite
> unusual.
>
> "Pensacola Beachcomber" > wrote
> in message ...
>> Here I am with the Lightening family (Grandpa P-38 and the new guy F-35).
>> A friend is taking my picture with my "real" camera and I'm holding my
>> old back-up Digital Rebel. It was a fine reunion even though we didn't
>> get to see either aircraft fly that day.
>>
>>
>
>

[Peter Twydell]

In message >, Neil Hoskins
> writes
>It's a clever name, because on our side of the Pond we can claim that it's
>named after the English Electric Lightning. So everybody's happy... quite
>unusual.
>
Never heard of the P-38? I think Lockheed got there first.

>"Pensacola Beachcomber" > wrote in
>message ...
>> Here I am with the Lightening family (Grandpa P-38 and the new guy F-35).
>> A friend is taking my picture with my "real" camera and I'm holding my old
>> back-up Digital Rebel. It was a fine reunion even though we didn't get to
>> see either aircraft fly that day.
>>
>>
>
>

--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!

[Netko]

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 3:46:54 +0000, Jack G wrote
(in message >):

> But, wasn't your British Lightning named after our first USA Lightning?

Nah, the English Electric Lightning was named after the bolt from
the sky because it was almost as fast and had a similar endurance.

--

[Neil Hoskins]

"Peter Twydell" > wrote in message
...
> In message >, Neil Hoskins
> > writes
>>It's a clever name, because on our side of the Pond we can claim that it's
>>named after the English Electric Lightning. So everybody's happy... quite
>>unusual.
>>
> Never heard of the P-38? I think Lockheed got there first.
>
Yes I have. And clearly they did.
It's just... oh, why bother...

[®i©ardo]

Neil Hoskins wrote:
> "Peter Twydell" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In message >, Neil Hoskins
>> > writes
>>> It's a clever name, because on our side of the Pond we can claim that it's
>>> named after the English Electric Lightning. So everybody's happy... quite
>>> unusual.
>>>
>> Never heard of the P-38? I think Lockheed got there first.
>>
> Yes I have. And clearly they did.
> It's just... oh, why bother...
>
>
Well, according to Lockheed's contemporary advertisement it was the
pilots who called it Lightning, although their claim that British pilots
were that impressed by the aircraft is not borne out by history.

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Moving things in still pictures!

[Lynn in StLou[_4_]]

®i©ardo wrote:
> Neil Hoskins wrote:
>> "Peter Twydell" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> In message >, Neil Hoskins
>>> > writes
>>>> It's a clever name, because on our side of the Pond we can claim
>>>> that it's
>>>> named after the English Electric Lightning. So everybody's happy...
>>>> quite
>>>> unusual.
>>>>
>>> Never heard of the P-38? I think Lockheed got there first.
>>>
>> Yes I have. And clearly they did.
>> It's just... oh, why bother...
>>
> Well, according to Lockheed's contemporary advertisement it was the
> pilots who called it Lightning, although their claim that British pilots
> were that impressed by the aircraft is not borne out by history.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>

True...the Brits were not impressed. But IIRC, we
also gave them Lightnings with no
turbosuperchargers and the props both spun in the
same direction. Our own forces referred to them
as castrated.

Lynn in StLou

[®i©ardo]

Lynn in StLou wrote:
> ®i©ardo wrote:
>> Neil Hoskins wrote:
>>> "Peter Twydell" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> In message >, Neil
>>>> Hoskins > writes
>>>>> It's a clever name, because on our side of the Pond we can claim
>>>>> that it's
>>>>> named after the English Electric Lightning. So everybody's
>>>>> happy... quite
>>>>> unusual.
>>>>>
>>>> Never heard of the P-38? I think Lockheed got there first.
>>>>
>>> Yes I have. And clearly they did.
>>> It's just... oh, why bother...
>>>
>> Well, according to Lockheed's contemporary advertisement it was the
>> pilots who called it Lightning, although their claim that British
>> pilots were that impressed by the aircraft is not borne out by history.
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>
> True...the Brits were not impressed. But IIRC, we also gave them
> Lightnings with no turbosuperchargers and the props both spun in the
> same direction. Our own forces referred to them as castrated.
>
> Lynn in StLou

It does seem, however, that the name originated from British sources.

"Built in large numbers throughout the war, the Lightning - as the type
was first named by the RAF- appeared in 18 variants. The RAF, however,
received only three of 143 aircraft similar to the P-38D which followed
the P-38 into production - their performance being unacceptable to the
RAF. This resulted from the fact that Lockheed were not permitted to
export aircraft with turbocharged engines, making it necessary to
install the unsupercharged 775kW Allison V-1710-33 engines which had
proved to be underpowered in the XP-38 prototype."

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Moving things in still pictures!

[Steven P. McNicoll]

"Lynn in StLou" > wrote in message
et...
>
> True...the Brits were not impressed. But IIRC, we also gave them
> Lightnings with no turbosuperchargers and the props both spun in the same
> direction. Our own forces referred to them as castrated.
>

That's the way the Brits wanted them.