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American twin-engined fighter of WWII
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States
Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American two-engine fighter used by the United States Army Air Forces and other Allied air forces during World War II
List of surviving Lockheed P-38 Lightnings
List_of_surviving_Lockheed_P-38_Lightnings
1944 fighter aircraft prototype
Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning was an American long-range fighter developed during World War II. Although derived from the successful P-38 Lightning,
Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning
Lockheed_XP-58_Chain_Lightning
The following are units which operated the Lockheed P-38 Lightning: Royal Australian Air Force The RAAF received five F-4s from August 31, 1942. These
List of Lockheed P-38 Lightning operators
List_of_Lockheed_P-38_Lightning_operators
1942 fighter aircraft prototype
The Lockheed XP-49 (company Model 522) was an advancement on the P-38 Lightning for a fighter in response to U.S. Army Air Corps proposal 39-775. Intended
Lockheed_XP-49
Aerospace research facility in the United States
Lockheed Corporation and started with the P-38 Lightning in 1939 and the P-80 Shooting Star in 1943. During this time, the group was called Lockheed Advanced
Skunk_Works
American aerospace company (1926–1995)
The Lockheed Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer. Lockheed was founded in 1926 and merged in 1995 with Martin Marietta to form Lockheed Martin
Lockheed_Corporation
Restored Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Glacier Girl is a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, World War II fighter plane, 41-7630, c/n 222-5757, restored to flying condition after being buried beneath
Glacier_Girl
American fighter pilot (1920–1945)
down 40 Japanese aircraft, all with the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. He died in California while testing a Lockheed P-80 jet fighter shortly before the war
Richard_Bong
20 mm autocannon
variations of the 20 mm guns used on the Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft were produced by International Harvester. The P-38's nose-mounted M2 featured a built-in
Hispano-Suiza_HS.404
Aircraft engine produced and manufactured by Allison Engine Company
gave excellent performance at high altitude in the twin-engined Lockheed P-38 Lightning, and turbochargers were also fitted to experimental single-engined
Allison_V-1710
United States fighter aircraft of WWII
with excellent long-range capabilities, until the arrival of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the Lancer was the only American fighter capable of catching a
Republic_P-43_Lancer
Historical class of fighter aircraft; Primarily used in the Pre-War and WWII-period
losses during the Battle of Britain. An exception was the American Lockheed P-38 Lightning, which proved an effective heavy fighter; even against smaller
Heavy_fighter
1949 mid-air collision
Washington, D.C., via intermediate points on November 1, 1949. A Lockheed P-38 Lightning, registered NX-26927, was being test-flown for acceptance by the
Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_537
American bomber prototype
The XB-38 was destroyed and the project was canceled, in part because the V-1710 engines were in high demand for Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Boeing_XB-38_Flying_Fortress
External tanks used to carry extra fuel
Volume II: 1946-2006. Potomac Books. p. 308. ISBN 978-1574886658. Bodie, Warren M. (1991). The Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Widewing Publications. ISBN 0-9629359-5-6
Drop_tank
Predecessor to NASA (1915-1958)
set Lockheed back a year in their quest to solve the problem of compressibility encountered in high speed dives made by the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. The
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
National_Advisory_Committee_for_Aeronautics
1938 fighter aircraft family by Bell
1991, p. 19. Bodie 1991, pp. 16–17. Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Retrieved: 21 January 2007. Bodie 1991, p. 14. Donald 1997, p. 106. McDowell 1980, p. 10.
Bell_P-39_Airacobra
Military aviation museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado
700 m2) hangar in November 2018. The museum received donations of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning and Stinson V-77 Reliant in late 2019. Construction of the 40,000 sq ft
National Museum of World War II Aviation
National_Museum_of_World_War_II_Aviation
Bulgarian aviation pioneer (1896–1967)
and manuals for famous airplanes such as the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the North American B-25 Mitchell, the Boeing B-17 Flying
Assen_Jordanoff
Aircraft tasked primarily with ground attack while retaining some air combat capability
longer ranges were needed for naval strikes. Examples include the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the Bristol Beaufighter (developed from a torpedo bomber), and
Fighter-bomber
American WWII-era fighter aircraft
thoughts then turned to the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. In early 1943, the USAAF also decided that the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51B be considered for the
North_American_P-51_Mustang
Military unit
organized in China as the 449th Fighter Squadron and equipped with Lockheed P-38 Lightnings. It fought in the China Burma India Theater from 1943 to 1945.
449th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
449th_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron
Development program of American aircraft
announced the name of the F-35: Lightning II, in honor of Lockheed's World War II-era twin-propeller Lockheed P-38 Lightning for the United States Army Air
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II development
Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_development
United States historic place
The Temnac P-38G Lightning is a historic military aircraft, now on display at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson. It is a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, military
Temnac_P-38G_Lightning
American fighter pilot and squadron commander
Fighter Squadron, Army Air Forces while in New Guinea. He flew the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and was shot down on September 20, 1943, south of Wewak while escorting
Charles_Peter_O'Sullivan
Prototype 1940s reconnaissance aircraft
version of the earlier private-venture Hughes D-2, it resembled the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, but was much larger and heavier. Hughes Aircraft Company founder
Hughes_XF-11
American stealth multirole fighter aircraft
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighters. A multirole combat aircraft
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
Military unit
1944. Upon arrival in England, the squadron was equipped with Lockheed P-38 Lightnings. It entered combat in early May and flew missions from England
394th_Fighter_Squadron
German World War II flying ace (1922–1993)
bombers and Lockheed P-38 Lightning and P-51 fighters, headed for the Ploiești oilfields. Defending against this attack, Hartmann claimed a P-51 shot down
Erich_Hartmann
Topics referred to by the same term
HMS P38 (1917), a P-class sloop of the Royal Navy HMS P38 (1941), a submarine of the Royal Navy Lockheed P-38 Lightning, an American fighter aircraft P-38 can opener
P38
American WWII fighter
but it was gradually replaced by the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and the North American P-51 Mustang. The bulk of the fighter
Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk
American Flying Triple-Axis Ace
a Lockheed P-38 Lightning in both theaters and a North American P-51 Mustang only in the Pacific. Curdes named his first P-38 "Good Devil" and his P-51
Louis_Edward_Curdes
Pilot
Corps during World War II. He was flying a Lockheed F-5A (a reconnaissance version of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning) on a photo reconnaissance mission on June
Fred_Hargesheimer
Airport in Kulusuk, Greenland
US Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightning from a glacier approximately 80 miles away. The aircraft was originally part of a flight of 6 P-38 and 2 B-17 bombers
Kulusuk_Airport
Topics referred to by the same term
Lockheed interceptor may refer to : Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Lockheed YF-12, a prototype interceptor aircraft. This disambiguation page lists articles
Lockheed_interceptor
Aircraft designed to protect other aircraft
ISBN 0-9761034-4-3. Bodie, Warren M. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning: The Definitive Story of Lockheed's P-38 Fighter. Hayesville, North Carolina: Widewing
Escort_fighter
Topics referred to by the same term
Concorde The variable-angled front section of the Fairey Delta 2 The Lockheed P-38 Lightning (J variant) The High Performance model of the Vauxhall Firenza
Droopsnoot
Family of US airliners with 4 piston engines, 1943
The Lockheed Constellation ("Connie") is a propeller-driven, four-engined airliner built by Lockheed Corporation starting in 1943. The Constellation series
Lockheed_Constellation
Aircraft configuration utilizing two longitudinal booms for support of ancillary items
exchangers, taking up a large volume of space. Examples include the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. For a rear observation or gunnery position to have an unobstructed
Twin-boom_aircraft
1943 fighter aircraft series by General Motors Fisher Body Division
twin-engine Lockheed P-38 Lightning and North American P-51 Mustang demonstrated excellent long-range capabilities, the production run of the P-75A Eagle
Fisher_P-75_Eagle
Military unit
activated in 1943 as the 372d Fighter Squadron, which served as a Lockheed P-38 Lightning Replacement Training Unit until it was disbanded in 1944. The second
352d Tactical Fighter Squadron
352d_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
Fictional depictions of aircraft
Spencer Tracy returning as a guiding spirit looking after young Lockheed P-38 Lightning pilot Van Johnson. The 1965 film Von Ryan's Express begins with
Aircraft_in_fiction
United States Air Force general
1937. Kelsey flew the first prototype of the P-38 Lightning, the XP-38, on January 27, 1939. After Lockheed performed a series of tests and associated engineering
Benjamin_S._Kelsey
Bomber class made for attacking ground targets with small bomb loads over short distances
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Multirole twin-engine designs capable of hauling bomb loads greater than 2,000 lbs such as the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Junkers
Light_bomber
US military building up in the UK in WWII
(Douglas A-20 Havoc), 17 fighter groups (Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Bell P-39 Airacobra, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, and Republic P-47 Thunderbolt), 6 observation groups
Operation_Bolero
1943 American film directed by Victor Fleming
pivotal scene with Dunne flying a Lockheed P-38 Lightning was recreated at Drew Field, Florida utilizing a surplus USAAF P-38E from a base in Omaha, where
A_Guy_Named_Joe
Military unit
activated in August 1943 with Lockheed P-38 Lightnings and joined the 80th Fighter Group, whose three squadrons of Curtiss P-40 Warhawks had arrived in India
459th Flying Training Squadron
459th_Flying_Training_Squadron
the 7th Reconnaissance Group in the 8th Air Force. Ross flew the Lockheed P-38 Lightning as a photo-recon pilot out of RAF Mount Farm in England during
John_H._Ross
Historical aircraft type intended to destroy bomber aircraft
counter a potential attack of high-performance bombers. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning and Bell P-39 Airacobra were also initially specified to carry very heavy
Bomber_destroyer
Fighter aircraft specializing in the defensive interception of enemy aircraft
from these proposals were the single-engine Bell P-39 Airacobra and the twin-engine Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Both aircraft were successful during World War
Interceptor_aircraft
Military unit
was first activated as the 82nd Pursuit Squadron in 1942. Flying Lockheed P-38 Lightnings, the squadron saw combat as the 82nd Fighter Squadron during World
82nd_Aerial_Targets_Squadron
United States Air Force general
co-wrote the technical specifications which led to the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and the Bell P-39 Airacobra fighters. In 1949 he selected the North American
Gordon_P._Saville
American stealth air superiority fighter
YF-22 was originally given the unofficial name "Lightning II", from the World War II Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter, which persisted until the mid-1990s
Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor
Fighter Squadron (Lockheed P-38 Lightning) 44th Fighter Squadron (Lockheed P-38 Lightning) 70th Fighter Squadron (Lockheed P-38 Lightning) 347th Fighter
Borneo campaign (1945) order of battle
Borneo_campaign_(1945)_order_of_battle
United States Army Air Force pilot (1916–1944)
the first Fifth Air Force squadron to be reequipped with the new Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Lynch claimed two more victories in late December to become an
Thomas_J._Lynch
Decorative painting or design on the fuselage of an aircraft
theatre with 100 kills, they adopted the shark-face for their Lockheed P-38 Lightnings. The shark-face is still used to this day, most commonly seen on
Nose_art
American aviator (1911–1997)
Airforce Service Pilot and one of only twenty-six WASPs to pilot a Lockheed P-38 Lightning during World War II. Ramsey was raised in Illinois and Kansas.
Nadine_B._Ramsey
Topics referred to by the same term
aircraft of the Cold War era Lockheed P-38 Lightning, an American fighter aircraft of World War II Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, a US/UK fighter aircraft
Lightning_(disambiguation)
Transport Lockheed B-34/B-37 Lexington - Medium bomber Lockheed P-38 Lightning - Fighter Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star - Jet fighter Martin A-30 Baltimore
List of aircraft of the United States during World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II
United States Air Force general
the Lockheed P-38 Lightning in its P-322 variant. After gunnery training at Matagorda, Texas in the first half of August 1943, he was assigned to P-38 phase
Robin_Olds
Japanese admiral (1884–1943)
Yamamoto's flight en route. A squadron of United States Army Air Forces Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft were assigned the task as only they possessed sufficient
Isoroku_Yamamoto
Soviet heavy fighter prototype
Grumman F5F Skyrocket Grushin Gr-1 IMAM Ro.57 Kawasaki Ki-45 II Lockheed P-38 Lightning Westland Whirlwind Gunston, Bill. "The Osprey Encyclopaedia of
Tairov_Ta-3
Military unit
Curtiss P-40 Warhawks, but by early 1942 converted to Lockheed P-38 Lightnings. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, it flew patrols with its Lightnings over
50th_Flying_Training_Squadron
Military unit
the group was re-equipped completely with Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft. The twin-engined, multi-role P-38s were able to fly long-range escort and
49th_Fighter_Group
First Native American female engineer
during this time was analyzing the effects of pressure on the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. The P-38 was one of the fastest airplanes designed at the time: it
Mary_Golda_Ross
Exhaust-powered forced-induction device for engines
turbocharged airplanes included the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and experimental variants of the Focke-Wulf
Turbocharger
Type of aircraft
that was essentially identical to the outer wing sections of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. In many respects the L-133 was far ahead of its time, with futuristic
Lockheed_L-133
Subsidiary headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company is a major unit of Lockheed Martin with headquarters at Air Force Plant 4 in Fort Worth, Texas, with additional facilities
Lockheed_Martin_Aeronautics
United States Air Force unit
Command) and converted to Lockheed P-38 Lightnings. The group engaged in combat with Lightnings, and later with Republic P-47 Thunderbolts, in the European
133d_Operations_Group
1984 video game
worldwide, along with other home systems. The player pilots a Lockheed P-38 Lightning known as the "Super Ace". The player must shoot down enemy planes
1942_(video_game)
Aviation museum in Virginia, U.S.
in Oregon during World War II Lockheed Martin X-35 Joint Strike Fighter, prototype of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II A balloon of the Soviet Vega
Steven_F._Udvar-Hazy_Center
World War II tank ace
of Fromental. This tank was knocked out by friendly fire from a Lockheed P-38 Lightning. His third and last tank, another M4A1(76)W, was destroyed on the
Lafayette_G._Pool
United States Air Force unit
the theater's Lockheed P-38 Lightning groups since its personnel included one of the top flying aces in the Pacific, Thomas McGuire. (38 kills), a Medal
53rd_Weapons_Evaluation_Group
Motor vehicle
manufacturers in their 1949 models, and appeared to be influenced by the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, particularly by the shortened fuselage with wrap around canopy
Studebaker_Starlight
Month of 1939
of the Catholic Church Benjamin S. Kelsey flew an experimental Lockheed P-38 Lightning from March Field in California to Mitchel Field in New York. The
February_1939
WWII Japanese fighter aircraft
Southwest Pacific, found his Curtiss P-40s completely outclassed, and begged for more Lockheed P-38 Lightnings to counter the threat of the new enemy
Kawasaki_Ki-61
Someone or something named after a person
States, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the namesake of the United States Army Air Forces twin-engined Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Look up namesake
Namesake
Air warfare branch of Italy's armed forces
Italy: IBN Editore, 2005. ISBN 88-7565-021-7. Mattioli, Marco. Lockheed P-38 Lightning in Italian Service, 1943–1955 (Aviolibri Records n.4) (Bilingual
Italian_Air_Force
Airport in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Squadron with Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft in 1943. In 1944, the 441st Army Air Forces Base Unit was added to train additional pilots for the P-38. Elsewhere
Van_Nuys_Airport
1940s Soviet experiment bomber aircraft
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Topics referred to by the same term
Italian prototype fighter of 1939 Lockheed F-4 Lightning, a reconnaissance variant of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning World War 2 fighter Fleetwings Sea
F4
Military unit
Unit for fighter units and as a Replacement Training Unit for Lockheed P-38 Lightning pilots deploying to overseas theaters until 1944, when it was disbanded
329th_Armament_Systems_Group
Type of aircraft
after long-range fighter escorts like the North American P-51 Mustang and Lockheed P-38 Lightning were put into service. A similarly painted aircraft called
Assembly_ship
Military unit
squadrons of the 364th Fighter Group, The squadron trained with Lockheed P-38 Lightnings at various bases in California through 1943, and departed for the
383d_Fighter_Squadron
Rapid-fire projectile weapon that fires armour-piercing or explosive shells
the U.S. also adopted planes fitted with autocannon, such as the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, despite experiencing technical difficulties with developing and
Autocannon
Military unit
from bases on the East Coast. In 1943, the 79th converted to the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, flying out of Northamptonshire, England, performing duties as
79th_Fighter_Squadron
American general and aviator (1896–1993)
flight to base. These tasks were initially performed with Lockheed P-38 Lightnings and Republic P-47 Thunderbolts through the end of 1943. They were progressively
Jimmy_Doolittle
United States Air Force combat squadron
Cape Gloucester, the P-40s were replaced by Lockheed P-38F Lightnings that were ferried up from Australia. It was with the P-38 that the 8th Fighter Group
35th_Fighter_Squadron
Italian flying ace (1917–2014)
Liberator bomber and a Lockheed P-38 Lightning (another P-38 was damaged). The next day, he claimed another P-38 destroyed and a P-38 damaged. On 25 July
Luigi_Gorrini
Dimensionless quantity in fluid dynamics
Review of Fluid Mechanics 17 (1985), pp. 1–9. Bodie, Warren M., The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Widewing Publications ISBN 0-9629359-0-5. Nancy Hall (ed.). "Mach
Mach_number
Military unit
as part of Fifth Air Force, first using Lockheed P-38 Lightnings and Bell P-39 Airacobras, and later Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. The group engaged the
35th_Operations_Group
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(Atalanta), prototype of the Fairey N.4 class of flying boat Lockheed P-38 Lightning, known as the Lockheed Atalanta in design, a World War II era fighter plane
Atalanta_(disambiguation)
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Northrop F-5, a jet light fighter F-5 Lightning, a photo-reconnaissance version of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning Shenyang F-5, a version of the Chinese
F5
airplanes in 1943 when his uncle gave him a private "air show" in a Lockheed P-38 Lightning. After completing high school, he went on to earn BS and MS degrees
John_H._McMasters
Air-to-surface rocket
sometimes armed with HVARs included the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, North American PBJ Mitchell bomber and the Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon bomber. HVAR could penetrate
High_Velocity_Aircraft_Rocket
American test pilot
Pacific during World War II, flying the North American P-51 Mustang and Lockheed P-38 Lightning. After the war, he settled in Kirkland, Washington and
Joseph_John_"Tym"_Tymczyszyn
Yamato-class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy
orders were intercepted and deciphered by Magic, and American Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighters shot down his transport aircraft and killed him in Operation
Japanese_battleship_Musashi
(USAAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) flying the Curtiss P-40, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the North American Aviation F-86 Sabre aircraft and also the
Hampton_E._Boggs
Military unit
decision makers and warfighters. Established in late 1942 as a Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter squadron, trained under Second Air Force in the Pacific
38th_Reconnaissance_Squadron
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