MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
Ward Duncan told me there was at least one time when the pilot could not figure out how to handle an engine problem that he squeezed into the cockpit beside the pilot and took over the throttles himself to figure out what was going on. And we are not talking getting into the radio compartment behind the seat, two guys were in the pilot's seat. A real two seat P-38 certainly was feasible and would have also made the basis for a night fighter version.
The P-38 Swordfish, designed to investigate aerodynamic problems, including what they finally found out to be compressibility. showed what could have been done.
The P-38 Swordfish, designed to investigate aerodynamic problems, including what they finally found out to be compressibility. showed what could have been done.