eBay: Lockheed P-38 Lightning

Elmas · Dec 10, 2016

From the conditions of the airframe I think this water landing must have been extremely smooth...

johnbr · Aug 6, 2017

1944 Wright Field technicians removed the turbo-supercharger section from the left engine of the first production P-38 and installed a fully equipped cockpit instead. This was done to test the off-center piloting of an aircraft. Results were satisfactory and information was then used for the North American P-82 Twin Mustang. The aircraft was scrapped at Bush Field, Georgia, on May 7, 1945."
Created January 31, 2009 rp-38
Version and total manufactured[41] Variant Produced Comment
XP-38 1 Prototype
YP-38 13 Evaluation planes
P-38 30 Initial production plane
XP-38A 1 Pressurized cockpit
P-38D 36 Fitted with self-sealing fuel tanks/armored windshield
P-38E 210 First combat-ready variant, revised armament
F-4 100+ reconnaissance planes based on P-38E
Model 322 3 RAF order: twin right-hand props and no turbo
RP-322 147 USAAF trainers
P-38F 527 First-fully combat-capable P-38 Fighter
F-4A 20 reconnaissance plane based on P-38F
P-38G 1,082 Improved P-38F fighter
F-5A 180 reconnaissance plane based on P-38G
XF-5D 1 a one-off converted F-5A
P-38H 601 Automatic cooling system; Improved P-38G fighter
F-5C 123 based on P-38H
P-38J 2,970 new cooling and electrical systems
F-5B 200 reconnaissance plane based on P-38J
F-5E 605 P-38J/L conversion
P-38K 1 paddle props; new engines
P-38L-LO 3,810 Improved P-38J new engines; new rocket pylons
P-38L-VN 113 P-38L built by Vultee
F-5F - reconnaissance plane based on P-38L
P-38M 75 night-fighter
F-5G -