Developed under great secrecy, the aircraft would become famous during WWII as the legendary Lockheed P-38 Lightning. In addition to this article, we have also covered the event in 2022 with an ...

But in the Pacific Theater and the campaign in North Africa, one plane is responsible for more air victories than everything else, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, also known as "The Forked-Tail Devil." ...

On June 6, 1944, the Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning made its first flight. Designed as a long-range fighter to improve on the ...

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 ...

less superlative aircraft for long-range bomber escorts—primarily the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Instantly recognizable for its twin-boom design and central nacelle, the P-38 cut one of the war ...

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter plane was discovered after Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior partnered with the nonprofit group Pacific Wrecks and local villagers to search the ...

Resembling the far more common Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the Hughes XF-11 was roughly twice the size but never achieved full-scale production. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force] At first glance ...

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Lockheed's P-38 introduced the concept of the interceptor a fighter aircraft of great speed and high rate of climb. As WWII progressed the lighting was developed in to a wide range of roles ...