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Lockheed P38 Lightning Warbird History Steve Pace ~ Designed by Kelly Johnson the legendary founder of Lockheeds Skunk Works the P38 and its F4 and F5 Photo Lightning counterparts went on to command the highest respect of any World War II combat aircraft Revered by friends and feared by foes the Lightning contributed greatly to the allied victories over Germany and Japan

Lockheed P38 Lightning Wikipedia ~ The Lockheed P38 Lightning is a World War II–era American pistonengined fighter aircraft Developed for the United States Army Air Corps the P38 had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament Allied propaganda claimed it had been nicknamed the forktailed devil by the Luftwaffe and two planes one pilot by the Japanese The P38 was used for interception dive bombing level bombing ground attack night fighting photo reconnaissance radar and

The P38 When Lightning Strikes Lockheed Martin ~ The Ultimate Weapon First conceived in 1937 by Lockheed chief engineer Hall L Hibbard and his then assistant Clarence “Kelly” Johnson the twinboomed P38 was the most innovative plane of its day combining speed with unheardof advances two supercharged engines and a potent mix of four 50caliber machine guns and a 20mm cannon

Warbird Alley Lockheed P38 Lightning ~ The Lightning gained fame in the hands of Army Major Richard I Bong whose 40 aerial victories were scored in the P38 making him the highestscoring American ace of the war P38 pilots were also credited with the downing of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto

Lightning The Unusual Lockheed P38 Fighter with 30 Photos ~ Lockheed P38 Lightning USAF War at a Distance During 19423 many fighter squadrons in the Pacific were equipped with the thencurrent version of the P38 the P38E Across the course of the war 27 squadrons in the Pacific were equipped with the P38 which proved to be one of the best weapons in that theater

Lockheed P38 Lightning Registry A Warbirds Resource ~ The Lockheed P38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement the P38 had distinctive twin booms and a single central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament

Lockheed P38 Lightning Aviation History ~ The Lockheed P38 Lightning was originally designed as a bomberinterceptor and was never intended to be a fighter Weight was kept to a minimum and it was far more advanced and faster than its counterparts the Bell P39 Airacobra and Curtiss P40 Warhawk

List of surviving Lockheed P38 Lightnings Wikipedia ~ The P38 was quickly declared obsolete in 1946 and the last USAF flight was in 1948 This was an extremely complicated aircraft to maintain The P38 Lightning has been consistently on the civil registry since 1946 since the first aircraft were released from the military

Warbird Alley Lockheed P38 Lightning Books ~ P38 Lightning At War By Joe Christy and Jeff Ethell This classic title traces the history of the Lightning from its initial design all the way though its successes in the Pacific Contains over 200 action photos and many eyewitness accounts