P-38L-5-L0 LIGHTNING Modern 2 × 25 mm

2 × 25 mm

Three men surveying

To fight against the night bombing

Not as well known is its impressive record for shooting down enemy aircraft when protecting the U

P-38L-5-L0 LIGHTNING Modern 2 × 25 mmThe Lockheed P 38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P 38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Named "fork tailed devil" by the Luftwaffe, the P 38 was used in a number of roles, including dive bombing, level bombing, ground attack, photo reconnaissance missions, and extensively as a long range