In 1942, Allied pilots faced life-or-death decisions not just in combat, but before ever leaving the ground. The American P-38 Lightning and Britain’s de Havilland Mosquito represented two radically ...

Discover the origins and the major variants that made the Lightning a legend.

Richard Bong was the United States’ top ace pilot during the Second World War, scoring 40 aerial victories during his time in the war. Many of those kills happened behind the stick of a P-38 fighter ...

Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the first aircraft produced by Skunk Works under Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, played a pivotal role in World War II. Some experts declare it the best ...

Before the arrival of the vaunted North American P-51D Mustang, towards the end of World War II, U.S. forces relied on other, less superlative aircraft for long-range bomber escorts—primarily the ...

I examined the display for a long time. In front of me, the exhibit and story boards told the remarkable story of Maj. Fred Hargesheimer, a World War II P-38 pilot. Many of us in the area may be ...