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Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning

In his seminal work on the Allison V-1710 engine, Daniel Whitney analyzed in detail other factors that made the P-38 a disappointing airplane in combat over Western Europe. - Many new and ...
PBS

P-38 Lightning Restoration

Visit one of the few P-38's in the world. Visit one of the few P-38's in the world, and learn of the restoration project by the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, WI. Visit one of ...
The National Interest

Meet the P-38 Lightning: The Plane Nazi Germany Feared the Most

Key point: The P-38 was a forerunner of modern multi-role fighters. In 1937, the U.S. Army Air Corp called for proposals for an interceptor capable of flying 360 miles-per-hour and climbing rapidly to ...
The National Interest

P-38 Lightning: The Backbone of America’s World War II Air Force

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 ...