num_pages: 112
description: Lockheed's first military aircraft to go into production  the 'fork-tailed devil' twin-engined Lightning  was also one of the most famous and effective American fighters of World War II. Between 1940 and 1945 over 10000 powerful and versatile P-38 Lightnings were built. This book documents the history of the J to L variants of the plane from 1943 to 1944  the most effective and widely used of the entire Lightning family. This was the aircraft that author and aviation legend Antoine de St. Exupery was flying when he disappeared. The book includes: * Rarely documented aspects of World War Two aviation history. * superb color illustrations of camouflage and markings walk-around color photographs and rare black-and-white archive photographs. * Essential reading for aviation enthusiasts and scale plane model builders.
language: English
title: Lockheed P-38 J-L Lightning
publisher: Mushroom Model Publications