Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Production
Over 10,000 Lightnings were manufactured, becoming the only U.S. combat aircraft that remained in continuous production throughout the duration of American participation in World War II.

Lockheed P-38 Lightning

Section Title: Production
Table Section Text: Over 10,000 Lightnings were manufactured, becoming the only U.S. combat aircraft that remained in continuous production throughout the duration of American participation in World War II.

Variant	Built or Converted	Comment

XP-38	1	Prototype

YP-38	13	Evaluation aircraft

P-38	30	Initial production aircraft

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 aircraft 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 aircraft based on P-38F

P-38G	1,082	Improved P-38F fighter

F-5A	180	reconnaissance aircraft based on P-38G

XF-5D	1	a one-off converted F-5A

P-38H	601	Automatic cooling system; Improved P-38G fighter

P-38J	2,970	new cooling and electrical systems

F-5B	200	reconnaissance aircraft based on P-38J

F-5C	123	reconnaissance aircraft converted from P-38J

F-5E	705	reconnaissance aircraft converted from P-38J/L

P-38K	1	paddle blade props; up-rated engines with a different propeller reduction ratio

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 aircraft converted from P-38L

P-38M	75	night-fighter converted from P-38L

F-5G	reconnaissance aircraft converted from P-38L

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In Lockheed P-38 Lightning, 527 of P-38F Production variant were built.
527 P-38F variants were built.
527 P-38F production variants were built.

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final_sentence: 527 P-38F variants were built.
final_sentence: 527 P-38F production variants were built.