The P-38 Lightning was a powerhouse that created aces and dominated the Pacific—yet it also terrified its own pilots with ...
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The P-38 Lightning: From Deadly Flaws to Deadlier Triumphs

The P-38 Lightning began as a troubled experiment but evolved into one of the Pacific’s most formidable warbirds. From solving deadly dive issues to executing the strike on Admiral Yamamoto, this ...
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 ...
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