Lockheed P-38 Lightning

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 Army Air Corps (USAAC) by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twin-boom design with a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Along with its use as a general fighter, the P-38 was used in various aerial combat roles, including as a highly effective fighter-bomber, a night fighter, and a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks. The P-38 was also used as a bomber-pathfinder, guiding streams of medium and heavy bombers, or even other P-38s equipped with bombs, to their targets. Some 1,200 Lightnings, about 1 of every 9, were assigned to aerial reconnaissance, with cameras replacing weapons to become the F-4 or F-5 model; in this role it was one of the most prolific recon airplanes in the war. Although it was not designated a heavy fighter or a bomber destroyer by the USAAC, the P-38 filled those roles and more; unlike German heavy fighters crewed by two or three airmen, the P-38, with its lone pilot, was nimble enough to compete with single-engined fighters.

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1943 — 1949  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Lightning; Lockheed Lightning; P-38 Lightning; Pursuit Design 38
length 11.53 metre, 
land-based fighter monoplane, twin-boom aircraft, United States Air Force, Lockheed Corporation, 

Albatros D, Avions Fairey Firefly, Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck, Boeing 248, Consolidated P-30, CR.20, Firefly II, FO-1, land-based fighter monoplane, LFG Roland D, Lightning I, MB-3, P-38D Lightning, P-38E Lightning, P-38F Lightning, P-38G Lightning, P-38H Lightning, P-38J Lightning, P-38L Lightning, Shenyang J-5, XP-38 Lightning, YP-38 Lightning, 

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  FO-1 ⓘ
  reconnaissance aircraft model by Lockheed

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  Lightning I ⓘ
  fighter aircraft model by Lockheed

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  P-38D Lightning ⓘ
  fighter aircraft model by Lockheed

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  P-38E Lightning ⓘ
  fighter aircraft model by Lockheed

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  P-38F Lightning ⓘ
  fighter aircraft model by Lockheed

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  P-38G Lightning ⓘ
  fighter aircraft model by Lockheed

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  P-38H Lightning ⓘ
  fighter aircraft model by Lockheed

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  P-38J Lightning ⓘ
  fighter aircraft model by Lockheed

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  P-38L Lightning ⓘ
  fighter aircraft model by Lockheed

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  XP-38 Lightning ⓘ
  P-38 prototype series by Lockheed

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  YP-38 Lightning ⓘ
  P-38 service test series by Lockheed

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Lockheed P-38 in flight 061018-F-1234P-002

Lockheed P-38D 061018-F-1234P-006

Lockheed P-38E -Swordfish- Laminar Flow Wing Testbed 061018-F-1234P-009

Lockheed P-38 061018-F-1234P-003

Geraldrjjohnson

P-38 Lightning Reconnaissance Aircraft

Lockheed P-38 061018-F-1234P-004

P-38 96th FS, 82nd FG buzzjob

Lockheed P-38 eight aircraft formation 061018-F-1234P-007

P-38 Marge

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		FO-1	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Lightning I	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Wikidata
class	aircraft		P-38D Lightning	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Wikidata
class	aircraft		P-38E Lightning	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Wikidata
class	aircraft		P-38F Lightning	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Wikidata
class	aircraft		P-38G Lightning	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Wikidata
class	aircraft		P-38H Lightning	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Wikidata
class	aircraft		P-38J Lightning	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Wikidata
class	aircraft		P-38L Lightning	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Wikidata
class	aircraft		XP-38 Lightning	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Wikidata
class	aircraft		YP-38 Lightning	Lockheed P-38 Lightning	Wikidata
commons	image		Lockheed P-38 in flight 061018-F-1234P-002		Commons
commons	image		Lockheed P-38D 061018-F-1234P-006		Commons
commons	image		Lockheed P-38E -Swordfish- Laminar Flow Wing Testbed 061018-F-1234P-009		Commons
commons	image		Lockheed P-38 061018-F-1234P-003		Commons
commons	image		Geraldrjjohnson		Commons
commons	image		P-38 Lightning Reconnaissance Aircraft		Commons
commons	image		Lockheed P-38 061018-F-1234P-004		Commons
commons	image		P-38 96th FS, 82nd FG buzzjob		Commons
commons	image		Lockheed P-38 eight aircraft formation 061018-F-1234P-007		Commons
commons	image		P-38 Marge		Commons