Fork-Tailed Devil: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning (MSFS)

[FrankPilot 140]

Over 10,000 P-38 Lightning aircraft were built at the Lockheed factory in California, USA, during WW2. At the time it was the fastest & longest range aircraft, as well as other firsts. It was the only American fighter to be produced during the full period from Pearl Harbour to Victory Over Japan Day. Come learn about its development & combat highlights, & enjoy some real-life footage at the end. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

https://youtu.be/hdJ1KNOMCtI?si=iIy0xPNqiCYa7O5A

[brett 2,315]

Not among my top five WWII aircraft but it certainly was liked by its pilots and is a good-looking bird. During the war the planes shot down around 3,800 planes on both sides of the world and was known for shooting down at least 1,800 Japanese planes, no doubt it helped bring down ships and ground targets. Not sure why they never used it for bomber escort since it was capable of high altitude and long-distance flying. 

Thanks for the look at its beginnings and it's travels across the U.S. of A. 

Side note, Mitchel Field has a long history on Long Island, NY, It’s now the home of the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Nassau Coliseum, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Nassau Community College, Hofstra University, and Lockheed. Along with a few of my older buddies and many others, used the old Army/Air Force family housing as vacation homes in upstate New York. When the land of the field was sold, the new owners figured they could save demo costs if they gave folks a short period of time to take down the old housing dwellings at no cost and they were surprised at how many people took them up on it.