41-2217
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Type:L222-62-13
Lightning F-4-1-LO
Msn: 5435
History:
| 01FEB42 | Received by USAAF. |
| 03AUG42 | Received Long Beach. |
| 06AUG42 | Received Lowry (8PRS). |
| 19SEP42 | Received Colorado Springs. |
| 23SEP42 | Received Sacramento Air Depot. |
| 04OCT42 | Received SUMAC (Fifth Air Force SWPA) to |
| 04NOV42 | SUMAC (Fifth Air Force SWPA). |
| 21DEC42 | "Old John G. (Rummy) Foster rejoined us today. He almost made the trip yesterday, but got within 40 miles of the coast and was forced to turn back because of a violent tropical storm. Something of a record, 5 hr. and 15 min. of flying, and there still remained 216 gallons in the tanks. He made it today, arriving at 1415 with ship '2217', a new ship to the squadron, but nevertheless a F-4 of the same undependable quality." (Source: "The Eight Ballers" by Stanaway and Rocker quoting from the 8PRS diary). |
| 08FEB44 | Three F-4 Lightnings, 41-2130, 41-2139 and 41-2217 were allotted to RAAF by Fifth Air Force HQ. (Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 31MAR44 | Advice from Forward Echelon that three Lightnings are being prepared for flight at Port Moresby. (Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 21APR44 | Advice from Forward Echelon that three Lightnings will be ferried to 3AD Amberley on or about 30APR44. (Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 15MAY44 | Lightnings 41-2217 and 41-2156 arrived at Amberley but were rejected by the RAAF owing to their poor condition. The third Lightning force landed at Rockhampton but its identity is unknown. Evidently 41-2156 was substituted for either 41-2130 or 41-2139.(Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 26SEP44 | Condemned as salvage by Fifth Air Force, Brisbane. |
| 05DEC44 | Struck off by USAAF. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
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| 1 | 22FEB04 |
Original
issue.
Drawn from USAAF Aircraft History Card supplied by Terry Geary
and NAA Series A11093 Item
3081559 .
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