Lockheed P-38 Lightning Twin-Engine Fighter Family
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a twin-engine, twin-boom fighter developed for the U.S. Army Air Corps and flown across every major theater of the Second World War. Its long range, concentrated nose armament, turbocharged engines, and specialized F-4/F-5 reconnaissance derivatives made the family a defining American combat and photographic-reconnaissance aircraft of the 1940s.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Lockheed P-38 LightningP-38 LightningLightningXP-38YP-38P-38EP-38JP-38LF-4 LightningF-5 Lightning
- Family Name
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning
- Full Name
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning Twin-Engine Fighter Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissance
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a twin-engine, twin-boom fighter developed for the U.S. Army Air Corps and flown across every major theater of the Second World War. Its long range, concentrated nose armament, turbocharged engines, and specialized F-4/F-5 reconnaissance derivatives made the family a defining American combat and photographic-reconnaissance aircraft of the 1940s.
- First Flight Year
- 1,939
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 09:23:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 01:49:04 UTC
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