The Tar Heel Lemon and the 398th Readying for Takeoff - Unknown Date in 1944/1945

Information about this photograph:

  1. Aircraft No:
  2. Tail Letter: Q; Fuselage ID: 3O-Q
  3. Group/Squadron: 398th, xxx
  4. Official Name of Aircraft: The Tar Heel Lemon
  5. Date of Photograph: 1944/1945
  6. Photo Location: Nuthampstead
  7. Crew at time of Photograph: Unknown
  8. Final Disposition of A/C:
  9. Interpretive Comments: The Tar Heel Lemon has it's engines readying for take-off. In the distance other 398h planes are in line for their turn to take to the sky. The planes that can be identified are:
    1. N7 X, A/C No. Unknown
    2. K8 T, A/C No. Unknown
    3. 3O K, A/C No. Unknown
    4. N8 T, A/C No. 42-37848 or 43-37848

Source Infomation:

  1. Photo Source: The Vic Jenkin's Photo Collection and now part of the 398ths Photo Preservation Project in England.
  2. Photo Reference: HALS CD I: ACC 3910 1 of 5/Aircraft/Aircraft5
  3. Photographer: Unknown but probably 398th base photographer.
  4. Information compiled by the 398th Web team with special thanks to Geoff Rice.
  5. If you would like to add information about this photograph, please contact our Aircraft Photo Coordinator. Please include the title.





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