The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an aircraft that opted to pen its name in capital letters in the annals of war flight. Modeled as a high-altitude fighter, this aircraft not only displayed phenomenal ...

During the recovery of the legendary P-38 "Glacier Girl" from Greenland's ice, a rugged Douglas DC-3 proved ...

Before the arrival of the vaunted North American P-51D Mustang, towards the end of World War II, U.S. forces relied on other, less superlative aircraft for long-range bomber escorts—primarily the ...

Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the first aircraft produced by Skunk Works under Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, played a pivotal role in World War II. Some experts declare it the best ...

The legendary P-38 aircraft found its way to Santa Rosa's blue skies Saturday for the second time since World War II. "We didn't realize how many families had members who flew the P-38," said Dave ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From 1942 to 1945, the thunder of ...

The Bong Veterans Historical Center and Pacific Wrecks have announced that the Richard Bong’s P-38 fighter plane, “Marge,” has been discovered in Papua New Guinea. The discovery was the result of a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the P-38 Lockheed engineer ...