A WWII plane crashed into the ice decades ago and was recovered. After a lot of work and restoration, it was once again able to take to the skies.
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 ...
Sleek, fast, and deadly—the P-38 Lightning was one of WWII’s most feared fighters. But what did it really feel like to sit in the cockpit at 30,000 feet, with enemy fighters closing in? From insane ...
Experience the harrowing story of Second Lieutenant Christopher Bartlett, a P-38 Lightning pilot in the South Pacific during World War II. Follow his intense mission escorting bombers over Japanese ...
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 ...