Salute!
He was flying a P-38 modified for photo reconnaissance missions.
The Lightning was apparently hit by lightning.
I didn’t even know there was such a thing - aircraft downed by a lightning strike. Tough, eh?
The P-38 is my WW-2 favorite. I never quite understood why it was so successful in the Pacific but not in Europe.
Awesome!
If it had been Joe Kennedy Jr, the family could run him for office.
USC researchers reveal identity of Revolutionary War soldier discovered at Battle of Camden
It's nice to see that Steve Smith is still with the Archaeology Department at USC. I met him many years ago, when I provided him with research material I had collected on the black Civil War unit, the 55th Massachusetts, which he used to write reports and findings on two different digs that he conducted on Folly Island, S.C. The 55th had camped on the south end, and graves, mostly men of the 55th were discovered there. They were also stationed at Fort Green which was on the North end. Smith conducted a dig of that site as well. Back then he offered me the opportunity to take part in a dig. They were looking for the winter camp of "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion. I'm sorry now I never took him up on the offer. I'm far too old now for it.