P-38“闪电”，是太平洋战争中最出色的美国战斗机之一。美军二战空中王牌前十位，第一位理查德·邦格（击落40架）、第二位托马斯·麦克奎尔（击落38架）和第七位查尔斯·麦克唐纳（击落27架）都是驾驶这款双发战斗机的。 不过，P-38也并非神话，面对机动 ...

Step into the cockpit of the legendary P-38 Lightning and experience the intensity of WWII aerial combat over the South Pacific in 1943. Follow an actual mission, face split-second decisions, and ...

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 ...

The P-38 could indeed fly fast—maxing at 395 miles-per-hour—and far (at slower speeds), up to 1,100 miles. However, the fighter’s unconventional configuration had its downsides, notably an infamous ...

It has been a while since we covered the restorations of these two significant airframes ( originall there were three aircraft being restored), but thanks to our good friend John Parker from ...

Key point: The P-38 was a forerunner of modern multi-role fighters. In 1937, the U.S. Army Air Corp called for proposals for an interceptor capable of flying 360 miles-per-hour and climbing rapidly to ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the P-38 Lockheed engineer ...

The wreck of a P-38 fighter flown by America’s all-time top flying ace was found last week, 80 years after it crashed in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Capt. Richard I. Bong, who was credited for ...