Step into the cockpit of a P-38 Lightning as Second Lieutenant Christopher Bartlett takes on Japanese fighters in the South ...

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 ...

This same pilot, then a Lieutenant, flew the XP-38 across the United States in 1939 and survived the crash that destroyed this Lightning at Mitchel Field, New York. In early 1944, Kelsey was assigned ...

One of the weirdest-looking planes in warfare was also one of the best. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning struck fear into the hearts of the enemy.

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 ...

James Kunkle Sr., a 95-year-old World War II veteran, looks at a restored Lockheed P-38 Lightning at the National Museum of World War II Aviation Saturday. Kunkle flew the P-38 during the D-Day ...

At the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. plant in Burbank, three new mechanized conveyor lines help double the production of the P-38 Lightning, an advanced high-altitude fighter plane.

Use the controls at the bottom of the frame to navigate, zoom in and out, or view full-screen. With its distinctive twin-boom design, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning was the most recognizable U.S ...