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45: ALABAMA ANGEL - P38
Sponsor: Friends of James Hood #1
Artist: James Hood
About the Pelican: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft. The P-38 had distinctive twin booms with forward-mounted engines and a single, central cockpit. The P-38 was used in a number of different roles, including dive bombing, level bombing, ground strafing, photo reconnaissance missions, and extensively as a long-range escort fighter when equipped with droppable fuel tanks under its wings. The P-38 was used most extensively and successfully in the South West Pacific theater, where it was credited with being second only to the Grumman F6F Hellcat in destroying more Japanese aircraft than any other US fighter. Though difficult to fly, the P-38 was a formidable interceptor and attack aircraft and, in the hands of a good pilot, could be dangerous in air-to-air combat. In the Pacific theater, the P-38 downed over 1800 Japanese aircraft, with more than 100 pilots becoming aces by downing five or more enemy planes. The top American Ace of WWII, Dick Bong, was credited with destroying 40 enemy aircraft. Just over 10,000 of these fighters were built. Only about two dozen remain, with just a handful still flying.
About The Artist: James Hood and his wife Mona reside in Point Clear, Alabama. He is an Associate of the National Sculpture Society and continues to study sculpture at the Eastern Shore Art Academy, where he is a member of the Board of Directors. Recent awards include the Nall Foundation People's Choice Award and the Eastern Shore Art Association's Merit Award for Sculpture.
About The Sponsor: Hazel Harrison Buck (dual sponsor), Stephanie & Dale Crowe, Gisela & Al Cupples, Martha & Ed Dwyer, Bernice & Fred Tobio, and Marion Smith
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