Lightning was one of the best-named aircraft of World War 2. The Lockheed P-38 was also one of the few fighters in production throughout hostilities. Immediately recognizable by its twin-boom tail layout, the P-38 Lightning was one of the mainstays of the USAAF's fighter inventory. Deployed in all theaters, Lightnings excelled in most, being one of the few American fighters armed with cannon. Subject to lengthy development throughout the war, the P-38 exemplified the technical peak reached by aeronautical engineers in the 1940s.
- ISBN10 1861267703
- ISBN13 9781861267702
- Publish Date 24 February 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 July 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The Crowood Press Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English