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Lockheed P-38 Lightning part 1, the radical interceptor idea that changed American fighter design

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 ...
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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 ...
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Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning

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 ...
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Aviation at War: P-38 Lightning in World War II

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 - ground ...
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Destructor Unit, Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning

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 ...