Friday, October 21, 2011

Warbird Breakdown - Lockheed P-38L-5-LO Lightning


The Americans initially believed that the Boeing B-17 heavy bomber's high performance and defensive armament would permit daylight precision bombing with the need for fighter escort. Events proved them wrong. The Lockheed P-38L-5-LO Lightning was one of a number of U.S. fighter aircraft tasked with protecting the all-too-valuable Flying Fortresses as they attempted to destroy German industrial facilities between 1943-45. Image and specs excerpted from Allied Fighter 1939-1945 by Chris Chant.

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  1. I'm pretty sure I had a 1/48 scale model of this very plane when I was younger. It was a kit made by Monogram.

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