In the Pacific Theater, P-38s downed over 1,800 Japanese aircraft, and more than 100 P-38 pilots became “aces.” Before the arrival of the vaunted North American P-51D Mustang, towards the end of World ...

P-38 Lightning: The Skunk Works Fighter That Dominated ... Among these airworthy Lightnings are Skidoo, a P-38J variant at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California, and Glacier Girl, a ...