Lightning, the first aircraft produced by Skunk Works under Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, played a pivotal role in World War II.

From its twin booms to its turbochargers, every part of the P-38 Lightning was ahead of its time. This story dives into the engineering breakthroughs that made it one of the most versatile and feared ...

Key point: Despite its flaws, the P-38 was a rare early example of a successful “heavy” fighter boasting speed, range, and firepower—similar to modern multi-role fighters like the F-15 and ...

Smiling ear to ear, World War II pilot Frank Royal, 101, walks arm in arm with his son, Randy Royal ... The P-38 also had four .50-caliber machine guns and a 20 mm cannon mounted right in the nose.

Mitchell said he is still thankful to Markus Reisner in Austria for finding the downed World War II aircraft. Using information from the U.S. military via Mitchell, and interviews with locals who ...

The P-38 Lightning, one of the fastest planes in the sky during World War II, was among six fighters and two bombers forced to crash-land during foul weather in Greenland on July 15, 1942.

The excavation of a World War II crash site in Austria is being arranged in the coming months after more than a decade of attempts to locate the remains of a P-38 pilot from northwest Arkansas. Lt.

pt. 1. Checkout and Mission in the P-38 Lightning -- pt. 2. The young pilots : true adventures of America's fighter aces in WWII Summary Includes all of the breathtaking "how-to-fly" episodes by ...

It flew across the Pacific in World War II, and was scrapped and buried in Papua New Guinea afterward — but the Lockheed P-38 Lightning landed a home Thursday at the National Museum of World War ...

On July 15, 1942, six P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft and two B-17 Flying Fortress bombers encountered a blizzard while supporting the Allied war effort in the British Isles. The aircraft were forced ...

On July 15, 1942, six P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft and two B-17 Flying Fortress bombers encountered a blizzard while supporting the Allied war effort in the British Isles. The aircraft were ...