Lockheed P-38 Lightning
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| P-38 Lightning | |
|---|---|
| |
| P-38H o the AAF Tactical Center, Orlando Airmy Air Base, Florida, carryin twa 1,000 lb bombs during capability tests in Mairch 1944[1] | |
| Role | Hivy fechter |
| Naitional oreegin | Unitit States |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed |
| Designer | Clarence "Kelly" Johnson |
| First flicht | 27 Januar 1939 |
| Introduction | Julie 1941[2] |
| Retired | 1965 Honduran Air Force[3] |
| Primar uisers | United States Army Air Forces Free French Air Force |
| Produced | 1941–45 |
| Nummer biggit | 10,037[4] |
| Unit cost | |
| Developit intae | Lockheed XP-49 Lockheed XP-58 |
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning wis a Warld War II American propeller-driven fechter aircraft.
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Citations[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Bodie 1991, pp. 200–201.
- ↑ http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/129014/lightning-strikes-1st-pursuit-group.aspx
- ↑ "Honduran Air Force." aeroflight.co.uk. Retrieved: 10 October 2010.
- ↑ Donald 1997, p. 581.
- ↑ "Army Air Forces Statistical Digest – World War II. Table 82—Average Cost of Airplanes Authorized, by principal model: Fiscal Years 1939–1945". maxwell.af.mil. Retrieved: 7 February 2009.
- ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved 2 Januar 2017.
Bibliografie[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Donald, David, ed. "Lockheed P-38 Lightning." The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, Ontario, Canadae: Prospero Beuks, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.