Have you ever wondered what it sounds like in the cockpit of a Lockheed P‑38 Lightning or what a P‑38 vs. “Zero” dogfight sounded like? Ever wish you could hear the sounds of Lefty Gardner’s P‑38 aerobatic routine just one more time? Wish no longer. You’ll hear all the above (and much more) on this CD. Includes an interview with Lefty Gardner. All digital, and over an hour long.
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Below are Lockheed Chief Design Engineer, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson's, original design sketches for the XP-38 and the patent application. It's pretty obvious which design he went with. Johnson's preliminary drawings of the XP‑38Patent Number:D119714 Filing date:Jun...
Sleek, Fast and Luckless - Time Magazine, Feb 20, 1939 She was sleek as freshly peeled willow. As overalled mechanics trundled her out for the warm-up at March Field one day last week she gleamed slimly among the bulb-nosed fighters, the potbellied bombers on the Army...
The P-38 had several variations which made it all the more versatile for use in combat. The Lightning was noted for its powerful firepower in the nose of the plane, but it could also be outfitted with rockets or bombs as part of its armament. In addition to installing...