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1st Lt. Wilbur S. “Will” Hattendorf, a pilot of the 82nd FG‘s 95th
FS, poses with his assigned P-38F-15-LO 43-2181, which he
had named My Baby after his wife. 43-2181 was one of the 60
Lightnings known to have been ferried from England to North
Africa by 78th FG pilots in early 1943. For the detailed story of
this remarkable aircraft, see the author’s article “A Tale of Two
Lightnings” in the February 2021 issue of Air Classics.