B-17 bombers flying over Italy faced an unexpected threat. Axis forces captured and repurposed a P-38 Lightning to attack ...

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 ...

We have only 15 seconds of a lovely Lightning ... Japanese or German aircraft would not have wanted to spend 15 seconds this close to a P-38. A Final Takeoff The Lightest Bowling Pin The Art ...

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 ...

The Fifth’s primary pursuit plane, the Bell P-39 Airacobra ... a solution to his problem would soon arrive: the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. To boost morale, Kenney had World War I ace Eddie ...