Tag: Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Flight Test Files: Lockheed P-38 Lightning – Solving the Deadly Mystery of Compressibility
How the P-38’s deadly dive compressibility problem led NACA to unlock transonic physics and pioneer…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning
On June 6, 1944, the Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning made its first flight. Designed as…
Into the Ice: The Ongoing Mission to Recover The Lost Squadron’s P-38 “Echo” in Greenland
An international team prepares for a daring 2025 mission to recover "P-38 Echo," a WWII-era…
P-38 Lightning Demo/Hangar Talk at Planes of Fame Air Museum on November 2nd
Experience History in Action This Saturday at Planes of Fame. Join Planes of Fame this…
Pacific Wrecks’ Led Expedition Finds Richard Bong’s P-38 in South Pacific
Researchers announced on Thursday that they have likely found the wreckage of World War II…
Glacier Girl on Display at Lone Star Flight Museum, Special Event January 11
By Zac Yates The most famous flying Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Lewis Air Legends’ Glacier Girl,…
P-38 Lightning Demo/Hangar Talk at Planes of Fame Air Museum on April 1st
This Saturday, April 1st the Planes of Fame Air Museum will fly another of their…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The XP-38 Lightning
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On January 27, 1939, First Lieutenant…
Fagen Fighters’ Photo Mission
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum hosted Scott Slocum's AeroMedia Group this past weekend, which was packed with flying and…
Fagen Fighters’ P-38 Lightning Makes First Flight Since 2018
Following a particularly in-depth inspection, Fagen Fighters WWII Museum flew their Lockheed P-38L Lightning Scatt…
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