Lockheed P-38 Lightning

Also known as Pursuit Design 38, Lightning, Lockheed Lightning, P-38 Lightning

1939 fighter aircraft family

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It is catalogued under topics including 1930s United States fighter aircraft, Aircraft first flown in 1939 and Aircraft specs templates using more performance parameter.

Its subject is documented across 50 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Type: Fighter Fighter-bomber Aerial reconnaissance
National origin: United States
Manufacturer: Lockheed Corporation
Primary users: United States Army Air Forces Free French Air Force
Number built: 10,037
Manufactured: 1941–45
Introduction date: July 1941
First flight: 27 January 1939
Retired: 1949 (United States Air Force) , 1965 ( Honduran Air Force )
Developed into: Lockheed XP-49 , Lockheed XP-58

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: twin-boom aircraft
Operator: United States Air Force
Country of origin: United States
Developer: Lockheed Martin
Manufacturer: Lockheed Corporation
Designed by: Hall Hibbard
Image: Lockheed P-38J Lightning, Chino, California.jpg
Height: 3.00
Length: 11.53

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Commons category: Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Commons gallery: Lockheed P-38 Lightning
first flight: 1939-01-27
total produced: 10037
service entry: 1943-00-00
service retirement: 1949-00-00
wingspan: 15.85

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Article · Português

Lockheed P-38 Lightning é um caça bimotor norte-americano fabricado nos Estados Unidos pela Lockheed. A aeronave teve participação crucial durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, sendo um aparelho particularmente rápido e eficaz num vasto espectro de situações de guerra. O Lightning participou da "Operação Vingança", missão destinada a abater o almirante Isoroku Yamamoto sobre Bougainville.

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