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 ...
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P-38 Lightning vs Mosquito: Performance, Combat, and Legendary Missions
Explore the combat capabilities and legendary missions of the P-38 Lightning and Mosquito. From speed, armament, and range to ...
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Why a P-38 Attacked B-17 Bombers
This is the story of the only time in history that an American made P-38 Lightning attacked American B-17 Bombers - when ...
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 ...
In the time between World War I and World War II, fighter planes underwent rapid changes. During the first World War, the Sopwith F.1 Camel was known as one of the best combat planes around. It had a ...
Pacific Wrecks, a World War II aircraft recovery group, has positively identified the wreckage of "Marge," the P-38J flown by America's top flying ace Major Richard Bong, in Papua New Guinea. The ...
Visit one of the few P-38's in the world. Visit one of the few P-38's in the world, and learn of the restoration project by the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, WI. Visit one of ...
The wreck of a P-38 fighter flown by America’s all-time top flying ace was found last week, 80 years after it crashed in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Capt. Richard I. Bong, who was credited for ...
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Aerial Dominance: WW2 Era U.S. Aircraft with the Highest Confirmed Kills
There were few World War 2 fighters that could match the speed and firepower of America’s premier warbirds. The Republic P-47 ...
Pacific Wrecks and Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center teamed up to recover a missing plane. Pacific Wrecks and Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center teamed up to recover the remains of ...
Air Corps test pilot and P-38 project officer, Lt. Benjamin S. Kelsey, first flew the aircraft on January 27. Losing this prototype in a crash at Mitchel Field, New York, with Kelsey at the controls, ...
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