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Bookmark or Share- Lockheed P-38 Lightning - WikipediaThe Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) by the Lockheed Corporation , the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twin-boom design with a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament.
- P-38 Lightning - History, Photos, and Specs of Lockheed's ...Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Twin-engine fighter used by Army fliers in the Pacific. 9,200 planes produced, starting in March, 1942. P-38J specs: 420 MPH, four 50 caliber machine guns, one 20 mm cannon. By Stephen Sherman, Apr. 2002. Updated January 24, 2012.
- The Lockheed P-38 Lightning - The 475th Fighter Group ...Originally designed as a high-altitude interceptor, the P-38 proved very versatile and went on to become one of the most famous aircraft of all time.
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning - Aviation HistoryLockheed P-38 Lightning ; Dimensions: P-38J : P-38L : Number Built: 2,970 : 3,810 : Wing span: 52 ft 0 in (15.84 m) 52 ft 0 in (15.84 m) Length: 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m) 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m) Height: 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) Weights: Empty: 12,780 lb. (5,797 kg) 12,800 lb. (5,806 kg) Gross: 17,500 lb. (7,938 kg) 17,500 lb. (7,938 kg)
- What Made the Lockheed P-38 Lightning So Special?Their longer range made the P-38s the only fighters capable of staying with the bombers on the deep-penetration raids into Germany, and P-38s were the first Allied fighters over Berlin. In Roy Grinnell’s “Danger Lightning” a Lockheed P-38 fighter gains altitude to confront high-flying Japanese aircraft.
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