In the Pacific Theater, P-38s downed over 1,800 Japanese aircraft, and more than 100 P-38 pilots became “aces.” Before the arrival of the vaunted North American P-51D Mustang, towards the end of World ...
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Lockheed P-38 Lightning part 2, how a deadly high altitude fighter nearly killed its own pilots
The P 38 Lightning shot down more enemy aircraft than any other US fighter in the Pacific, yet early pilots faced lethal dive lockups, frozen cockpits, and engine failures that nearly doomed the ...
P-38J Lightning 42-103993 nicknamed “Marge,”with Captain Richard I. Bong in the cockpit. The jubilation the search team felt when it discovered "Ace of Aces" Richard Bong's downed P-38 Lightning ...
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 ...
May 23—SUPERIOR — A team from Pacific Wrecks has discovered one of the most famous World War II aircraft, the P-38 Lightning fighter plane assigned to America's top Ace, Richard I. Bong. "We found her ...
Pacific Wrecks and Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center teamed up to recover a missing plane. Pacific Wrecks and Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center teamed up to recover the remains of ...
"A Detail & Scale aviation publication." "Contains a special section for scale modelers"--P. 1 of cover. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile ...
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