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Grounded dreams: Lockheed XP-49 – how a hyper engine gamble ruined a perfect fighter

Lockheed XP-49 was an advanced P-38 Lightning fighter prototype built for the USAAF, but engine problems and limited ...

Restored WWII fighter plane tests out .50 caliber machine guns

However, it’s much rarer to watch one of these fighter planes not only take to the sky, but demonstrate its intense firepower ...