Lightning, the first aircraft produced by Skunk Works under Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, played a pivotal role in World War II.

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, affectionately nicknamed the “Fork-Tailed Devil,” was one of the most formidable fighters of World War II, leaving a legacy of unmatched performance in both combat and ...

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was developed in the late 1930s as a long range fighter plane capable of doing whatever it is you asked it to do.

At the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. plant in Burbank, three new mechanized conveyor lines help double the production of the P-38 Lightning, an advanced high-altitude fighter plane.

The aircraft was capable of reaching 42,000 feet with a 5,000-mile range and thought to be an ideal solution for photo reconnaissance. FLYING is the definitive voice of aviation — trusted by ...

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighter American fighter plane crashed off the coast of Harlech in Gwynedd, North Wales in September 1942 and is buried beneath almost seven feet of sand.

On April 10, the Engineering Division again cabled Lockheed asking the company to prepare 42-67762 for transfer to Wright Field "in standard configuration." The standard P-38 configuration at that ...

Because it spent its early days as an aviation fuel truck at Lockheed's plant in Burbank, California. And apparently, it was used to fuel the P-38 Lightning fighters that were built there during ...

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At Lockheed, the P-38 design was conducted through the formation of a secretive engineering team—an approach that would later lead to the creation of the now-famous “Skunk Works” compartment ...

At first glance, the Hughes XF-11 with its unique twin-tail boom arrangement might be mistaken for a Lockheed P-38 Lightning.