Well lets see, that's 3 up & 2 down.
Counting the one in Vietnam that flew on OS .70's, with 14x8 props:
http://rcwarbirds.com/p38flys.htm
the one from Tenn., that has a set a retracts for sale:
http://rcuniverse.com/showthread.php...40&forumid=160
and this one, that's 2 out of three that have crashed.
Not a good sign so far. Let's just hope this is a freak coincedence.