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"Yippee" Postcard
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"Yippee" postcard - DIMENSION : 14,8 x 10,5 cm
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L'Aéropostale is the symbol of vintage, a bygone era when aviation opened up new avenues of communication.
Imagine stepping back in time, to a time when sending postcards left an indelible mark on our memories.
The story behind the legend
Once upon a time...
"Yippee", a P-38J-20-LO (s/n 44-23296) was completed in May 1944, the 5,000th P-38. It was painted bright red in celebration of the event, with the name "Yippee" on each side of the nose and the bottom of the plane.
After publicity photos were taken, "Yippee" was stripped of its red paint and assigned to the 431st Fighter Squadron of the 475th Fighter Group during the summer of 1944, operating in the Pacific Theater. "Yippee" was forced to return early from a mission on December 20, 1944 due to engine trouble.
The P-38 was reported damaged in a taxiing accident in January 1945, and was presumably turned over to a training or service unit as not combat-worthy sometime thereafter. "Yippee" was presumably scrapped after the war.
