The battle record of America's ace of aces.

In the Pacific Theater, P-38s downed over 1,800 Japanese aircraft, and more than 100 P-38 pilots became “aces.” Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the first aircraft produced by ...

Jack Ilfrey became the first American P-38 Lightning ace and survived a series of moments that could have ended his life. His story blends skill, luck, and the dangerous reality of fighter combat.

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Despite its flaws, the P-38 was a rare early example of a successful “heavy” fighter boasting speed, range and firepower—similar to modern multi-role fighters like ...

Click to open image viewer. In the P-38 Lockheed engineer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson and his team of designers created one of the most successful twin-engine fighters ever flown by any nation. From 1942 ...

On Mar. 14, 2014, Luke Air Force Base hosted a ceremony for the arrival of the first F-35 (Tail Number LF 5030), the 5 th generation stealth fighter that will equip the 56 th Fighter Wing. “The F-35 ...

World War II veterans JJ Inman, right in wheelchair, Stuart Whitman, left in wheelchair, and Bill Roche, behind Whitman, are joined by two other WWII veterans and a small group of people in front of ...

A vintage P-38 Lightning, named "Echo," from the WWII "Lost Squadron" has been discovered entombed beneath 340 feet of glacial ice in Greenland. The aircraft was part of a group of U.S. planes forced ...

Click to open image viewer. From 1942 to 1945, the thunder of P-38 Lightnings was heard around the world. U. S. Army pilots flew the P-38 over Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific; from the ...

Use the controls at the bottom of the frame to navigate, zoom in and out, or view full-screen. With its distinctive twin-boom design, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning was the most recognizable U.S. fighter ...

It flew across the Pacific in World War II, and was scrapped and buried in Papua New Guinea afterward — but the Lockheed P-38 Lightning landed a home Thursday at the National Museum of World War II ...

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 ...