The History of One-Hundred Thirteen P-38 Lightning Aircraft Constructed by Consolidated-Vultee Aviation Corporation of Nashville Tennessee, 1945

dc.contributor.advisorBeckman, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorBitzer, George
dc.contributor.committeememberFerrara, Ronald
dc.contributor.departmentAerospaceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-18T19:08:31Z
dc.date.available2015-12-18T19:08:31Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-03
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research project was to trace and locate 113 P- 38 Lightning Aircraft that were constructed by Consolidated-Vultee Aviation Corporation of Nashville-Tennessee. A determination as to where they were located at the end of World War II, along with their subsequent location, was attempted. This project utilized historical research with a qualitative approach where data was accumulated, evaluated and formulated based on events that happened 70 years ago. A triangulation practice is the process of collecting data, not from just one source, but from several sources. This process helps strengthen the individual data, compensated by others to create a complete picture of the phenomenon being researched. The research does not focus on pilots that flew the P-38’s. However, a few pilot names may be mentioned that were involved in an accident the aircraft may have suffered. The Army Air Force requested 2000 P-38’s Model “ L “ built by Consolidated-Vultee for the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in Burbank, California. The War Department did not know at the time how long the present conflict of war might last.
dc.description.degreeM.S.
dc.identifier.urihttp://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/4729
dc.publisherMiddle Tennessee State University
dc.subjectAviation
dc.subjectConsolidated-Vultee
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectP38
dc.subject.umiAerospace engineering
dc.thesis.degreegrantorMiddle Tennessee State University
dc.thesis.degreelevelMasters
dc.titleThe History of One-Hundred Thirteen P-38 Lightning Aircraft Constructed by Consolidated-Vultee Aviation Corporation of Nashville Tennessee, 1945
dc.typeThesis

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