Key point: The P-38 was a forerunner of modern multi-role fighters. In 1937, the U.S. Army Air Corp called for proposals for an interceptor capable of flying 360 miles-per-hour and climbing rapidly to ...

In 1937, the U.S. Army Air Corp called for proposals for an interceptor capable of flying 360 miles-per-hour and climbing rapidly to high altitudes. Kelly Johnson, designer at Lockheed—then a small ...

On Nov. 7, 1944, the convergence of both forces in Central Europe led to the only documented direct combat between American and Soviet forces in history. American P-38 Lightning fighters attacked what ...

At the earliest stage of its development, the P-38 experienced some aerodynamic issues such as turbulent flow and high-speed dive problems, colloquially called “compressibility.” These issues were ...

In the time between World War I and World War II, fighter planes underwent rapid changes. During the first World War, the Sopwith F.1 Camel was known as one of the best combat planes around. It had a ...