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 ...

Special features: Original WWII training film; interview with ace-fighter pilot Colonel Bruce Porter; photo album; interactive multiple camera angles; bonus DVD-ROM with complete WWII Pilot's ...

This is the incredible story of when American P-38 lightning attacked and killed Russian troops, and how the Soviet Union fought back. ‘Total internet blackout’ in Afghanistan sparks panic after ...

We have only 15 seconds of a lovely Lightning, owned by the Fagen Fighters World War II Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota, flying over a winter landscape. But during World War II, Japanese or German ...

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 ...

In August 1943, B-17 bombers flying over Italy faced an unexpected threat. Axis forces captured and repurposed a P-38 Lightning to attack American formations. The bomber crews, unsuspecting, suffered ...

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 ...

The first P-38s became operational with the 1st Fighter Group in April 1941, and the initial combat deployments were made in Alaska, the Southwest Pacific and North Africa during the latter part of ...

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 ...