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Lightning storm explained, the P-38’s experimental offshoots and why the XP-49 and XP-58 failed to deliver

Lockheed attempted to push the P-38 Lightning further with ambitious follow on designs like the XP-49 and the massive XP-58 Chain Lightning. From exotic engines and heavy armament to shifting ...
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 ...