This chapter follows the P-38 Lightning into frontline service, from secret drop tank breakthroughs and transatlantic ferry flights to hard lessons learned over Europe. It is a story of range, ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Despite its flaws, the P-38 was a rare early example of a successful “heavy” fighter boasting speed, range and firepower—similar to modern multi-role fighters like ...

In the time between World War I and World War II, fighter planes underwent rapid changes. During the first World War, the Sopwith F.1 Camel was known as one of the best combat planes around. It had a ...

From Ben Kelsey’s regulatory end run to Kelly Johnson’s twin boom interceptor, the P 38 Lightning began as a daring solution to high altitude combat, surviving prototype failures, political risk, and ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: However, the Lightning’s shortcomings vis-a-vis German fighters meant it never equaled the reputation of single-engine Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters. This is ...

Fredric Arnold was a "reluctant warrior," creative dynamo and decorated World War II combat pilot. He miraculously survived 50 missions of flying P-38 Lightning warplanes over North Africa and Europe.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From 1942 to 1945, the thunder of ...

California bore witness to some of the most traumatic stateside events that happened after Pearl Harbor was bombed on Dec. 7, 1941. The state was racked from north to south with near-panic conditions ...

It flew across the Pacific in World War II, and was scrapped and buried in Papua New Guinea afterward — but the Lockheed P-38 Lightning landed a home Thursday at the National Museum of World War II ...