The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber aircraft that was considered one of the finest Allied fighting machines during World War II. It was deployed in combat in both Europe and the Pacific. The twin-tail aircraft was fast, heavily armed and very versatile.
6 decal variants:
1. P-38G, 347th FG, 339th FS, Operation Bougainville, April 1943
2. P-38G, 347th FG, 339th FS, Operation Bougainville, April 1943
3. P-38G, 347th FG, 339th FS, Operation Bougainville, April 1943
4. P-38G, Esq. OK / OTA, Portugal 1943
5. P-38G, 475th FG, 431th FS, Dobodura, New Guinea, late 1943
6. P-38G, ex 14th FG, Sonderkommando Rozarius, 1943-44
It was no match for the single-engine Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighters, but for its size it was also very easy to fly and effective - at least with capable pilots. This was especially true in the Southwest Pacific, where the most successful American pilots, Major Richard I. Bong and Major Thomas B. McGuire.
Group
Model Construction
Condition
unpainted, kit
Scale
Scale 1:72
Material
Plastic
Epoch
World War II
Time
1933 - 1945
Nationality/Location
USA
State
new
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
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