Lockheed P-38 "Lightning"
fighter
1939

     
   
     

 

     
   
     

The first prototype flew on January 27, 1939. Widely used on the all theatres of WWII. In 1943 one of the P-38 from the Guadalcanal base shot down the Mitsubishi G4M bomber with Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto on board.
A total of 10037 aircraft built.

Crew: 1
Engine: 2 x Allison V-1710-111/113 V-12, 1100kW
Wingspan: 15.85m
Length: 11.53m
Height: 3.91m
Wing area: 30.47m2
Start mass: 9798kg		 Empty mass: 5806kg
Max speed: 666kph
Ceiling: 13410m
Range: 724km
Range w/max.fuel: 3640km
Armament: 1 x 20mm cannon, 4 x 12.7mm MG, 1451kg of bombs

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