In early '46 while I was with the 475th Fighter Group, we had gotten in a 
bunch of new pilots whose experience was in SE fighters. Many were concerned 
about the potential loss of an engine on take-off and the effect this would 
have on controllability of the aircraft. Compunding this was the fact that 
many or most of our P38L's had developed a wrinkle on the leading edge of the 
left wing outbord of the left engine. A "famous" Lockheed test pilot and tech 
rep came in (I think it was Tony LaVier) and demonstrated the full range of 
capabilities of the P-38L including slow roll on TO while shutting down the 
engine on the side being rolled into. Great confidence builder since most 
take-offs were with two 265 gallon external tanks for long range reccon of 
Soviet shipping out of Manchuria carrying dismantled Japanese arms factories.
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