p-38

P-38 with Cross of Lorainne, France, Provence 1944 (F-5G-6-LO 44-26127 )

Some sources mention hydraulically boosted ailerons on the existing Fw 190D-13. Others don't mention anything. Then I read a source that says that the Dora got outrolled by a P-38 with boosted ailerons indicating that the Fw does not have those. Otherwise it would have rolled faster than the...

WWII Lockheed P-38 Pilot Training Manual

When the problems were finally fixed for the P-38, it was too late since the Mustang was already proving dominance. So my question is; how did/would the P-38J-25 and P-38L-5-LO preform against German fighters in the European theater if some of the USAAF still used the P-38 up until the end of...

From the Wiki.... In March 1940, the French and the British, through the Anglo-French Purchasing Committee, ordered a total of 667 P-38s for US$100M, designated Model 322F for the French and Model 322B for the British. The aircraft would be a variant of the P-38E. The overseas Allies wished for...

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This is one of my top two favorite planes. My father worked on these during the war, in Italy. He has some good stories.