The P-38 Lightning began as a troubled experiment but evolved into one of the Pacific’s most formidable warbirds. From ...

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Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the first aircraft produced by Skunk Works under Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, played a pivotal role in World War II. Some experts declare it the best ...

There were few World War 2 fighter aircraft that could match the speed and firepower of America’s top fighters. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and Lockheed P-38 Lightning were some of the best fighters ...

Before the arrival of the vaunted North American P-51D Mustang, towards the end of World War II, U.S. forces relied on other, less superlative aircraft for long-range bomber escorts—primarily the ...

Flying from Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, they claimed three during a mission to escort Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers (see NASM collection). On April 18, 1943, fourteen P-38 pilots from the ...