Lawdog,
Dad was trained as an Ordnance Man in the AAF.
He had the chance to work on all the fighters in use at the time, P-38, P-40, P-47 and P-51's. Along with the light, B-25 and B-26 and heavy, B-17, B-24 and B-29's Bombers.
They apparently had a large ground crew training facility set up in the Canal Zone along with the aircraft that may have been needed to help protect the Canal if an attack came.
I was rather surprised at the large number and variety of aircraft he worked on.
My best,
Blair