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Lightning - Aircraft Profile - Lockheed : Lightning

Lightning

Manufacturer : Lockheed
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Designed by Kelly Johnson the P38 made its maiden flight on the 27th January 1939 and introduced into service in 1941. they cost $134,284 at the time each and a total of 10,037 were built. The Lockheed P-38 was introduced as a inceptor fighter but soon proved a valuable long range bomber escort for the 8thUS Air Force's B-17 and-24 bombers as they bombed targets further into Germany.

Lightning


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Born in 1919, Joe Forster enlisted in the Army in 1940 and was commissioned as a pilot in 1943, flying the P-38 Lightning with 432nd Fighter Squadron. On 3rd April 1944, he was credited with his first 3 confirmed victories, eventually finishing the war with 9 confirmed victories, three probables and one damaged. He is shown here in his P-38 Lightning <i>Florida Cracker</i> of the 432nd Fighter Sqn.

Tribute to P-38 Lightning Ace Captain Joe Forster by Ivan Berryman.		 It was during the inter-war period that a reawakening interest in twin engined fighter design prompted several countries to investigate a number of revolutionary concepts, of these only Lockheed's sleek and unconventional P.38 was to be put into large scale production, proving to be a versatile and dominant fighter possessed of extremely long range, good speed and manoeuverability and a formidable armament. When production ceased in 1945, 9,923 examples of the P38 Lightning had been delivered.

Fork Tailed Devil (Lightning) by Ivan Berryman. (PC)		 The highest scoring US pilot of the Second World War, Richard Bong, is depicted in his personal P.38J <i>Marge</i>, claiming just one of his 40 confirmed victories. Insisting that he was not the greatest of marksmen, it was Bongs habit to manoeuvre to impossibly close distances before opening fire on his opponents. His eventual total may well have been greater than 40, as a further 8 probables could be attributed to him, together with 7 damaged. He was killed whilst testing a P.80 jet for the USAF in August 1945.

Richard Bong by Ivan Berryman. (PC)		 With 12 victories to his credit, William Sloan was the highest scoring pilot of the 96th FS/82nd FG and is shown here in his P.38 Snooks IV ½, a reference to the fact that this aircraft was made up of so many cannibalised parts from other P.38s.

Lt William J Dixie Sloan by Ivan Berryman. (PC)

Lightning Artwork Collection



Lightning Strike by Robert Taylor.

Mission Accomplished by Roy Grinnell.


Fork Tailed Devil (Lightning) by Ivan Berryman.


Lt William J Dixie Sloan by Ivan Berryman.


Clipped Signature - Hub Zemke.


Clipped Signature - Robin Olds.


Clipped Signature - Frank D Hurlbut.


Clipped Signature - William D Mitchell.


Clipped Signature - Jack Ilfrey.


Clipped Signature - Perry J Dahl.


Clipped Signature - Joseph Forster.


Clipped Signature - Thomas Oxford.


Clipped Signature - Arthur Jeffrey.


Clipped Signature - Travis Hoover.


Tactical Support by Richard Taylor.


Richard Bong by Ivan Berryman.


Lightning Encounter by Nicolas Trudgian.


Bogeys Eleven O Clock High by Robert Taylor


Hostile Sky by Robert Taylor


Coming In Over the Estuary by Robert Taylor.


Wide Horizons by Robert Taylor.


Winter of 44 by Philip West.


Pacific Glory by Nicolas Trudgian.


Thunderbolts and Lightnings by Nicolas Trudgian.


P-38 Lightning by Nicolas Trudgian.


Dawn Chorus by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)


Tribute to P-38 Lightning Ace Captain Joe Forster by Ivan Berryman.

Lockheed P-38 Lightning by Michael OLeary.


Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian

P-38 Lightning Aces of the Pacific and CBI.

P-38 Lightning Aces of the ETO/MTO.


Doolittles D-Day, 6th June 1944 by Robert Taylor.


A Pair of Aces by Stan Stokes.


Moonlighting by Stan Stokes.

Lightning by Stan Stokes.


Yamamoto's Last Flight by Stan Stokes.


Lightning Strikes 7 Times by Stan Stokes.

Top Aces for : Lightning
A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name.
NameVictoriesInfo
Richard I Bong40.00
Thomas B McGuire Jr38.00
Charles H MacDonald27.00
Gerald R Johnson22.00
Jay T Robbins22.00
Robert B Westbrook20.00
Thomas J Lynch20.00
Hubert Zemke17.75The signature of Hubert Zemke features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Bill Harris16.00The signature of Bill Harris features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
George S Welch16.00
Cyril F Homer15.00
Edward Cragg15.00
Arthur F Jeffrey14.00The signature of Arthur F Jeffrey features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Daniel T Roberts Jr14.00
Robin Olds13.00The signature of Robin Olds features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Cotesworth B Head Jr12.00
James Albert Watkins12.00
Kenneth G Ladd12.00
Richard L West12.00
William J Sloan12.00The signature of William J Sloan features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Cornelius M Smith Jr11.00
Francis J Lent11.00
John Simon Loisel11.00The signature of John Simon Loisel features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Kenneth C Sparks11.00
Murray Shubin Jr11.00
Elliott Summer10.00
Paul M Stanch10.00
Robert Wayne Aschenbrener10.00
William K Giroux10.00
Allen E Hill9.00
Frank D Hurlbut9.00The signature of Frank D Hurlbut features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Fredric F Champlin9.00
Joel B Paris III9.00
Joseph M Forster9.00
Meryl M Smith9.00
Perry J Dahl9.00The signature of Perry J Dahl features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Fernley H Damstrom8.00
Frederick A Harris8.00
Jack M Ilfrey8.00The signature of Jack M Ilfrey features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
John G ONeill8.00
John L Jones8.00
Kenneth F Hart8.00
Maxwell H Glenn8.00
Thomas Edward Maloney8.00The signature of Thomas Edward Maloney features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Walter F Duke8.00
Burnell W Adams7.00
Calvin C Wire7.00
Jack A Fisk7.00
John E Purdy7.00
John S Dunaway7.00
Richard E Smith7.00
Verl E Jett7.00
Vincent T Elliott7.00
Warren R Lewis7.00
Zach W Dean7.00
Arthur E Wenige6.00
Billy M Gresham6.00
Charles S Gallup6.00
Edward J Czarnecki6.00
Edwin L Degraffenreid6.00
Hampton E Boggs6.00
Henry H Meigs6.00
Hoyt Arnold Eason6.00
James C Ince6.00
John C Smith6.00
John H Lane6.00
John Pietz Jr6.00
Joseph T McKeon6.00
Laurence E Blumer6.00The signature of Laurence E Blumer features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Lee O Gregg6.00
Paul C Murphey Jr6.00
Paul W Lucas6.00
Ralph H Wandrey6.00
Stanley O Andrews6.00
Thomas H Walker6.00
Wallace R Jordan6.00
William C Moseley6.00
William B King5.50The signature of William B King features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Burdette Goodrich5.50
Aaron L Bearden5.00
Besby F Holmes5.00The signature of Besby F Holmes features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Charles P Sullivan5.00
Charles W King5.00
Cheatham W Gupton5.00
Curran L Jones5.00
Darrell G Welch5.00The signature of Darrell G Welch features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Ernest J Ambort5.00
Franklin H Monk5.00
Frederick E Dick5.00
George T Chandler5.00
Gerald A Brown5.00The signature of Gerald A Brown features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Grover D Gholson5.00
Harry Winston Brown5.00
Henry L Ii Condon5.00
Jack C Mankin5.00
Jennings L Meyers5.00
John A Tilley5.00
Keith Mahon5.00
Kenneth R Pool5.00
Lowell C Lutton5.00
Marion C Felts5.00
Marion F Kirby5.00
Milden E Mathre5.00
Nelson D Flack Jr5.00
Nial K Castle5.00
Paul V Morriss5.00
Rex T Barber5.00The signature of Rex T Barber features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Richard Charles Suehr5.00
Robert C Milliken5.00The signature of Robert C Milliken features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Robert H Adams5.00
Thomas G Lanphier5.00
Truman Sheldon Barnes5.00
Vivian A Cloud5.00
Warren D Curton5.00
Willard J Webb5.00
William H Allen5.00The signature of William H Allen features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available.
Charles Ray5.00
Robert Schultz5.00
Harry Sealey4.50