P-38 Lightning at war

by Joe Christy

Book Overview

This classic title traces the history of the Lightning from the earliest Lockheed "Model 22" through the severe compressibility problems of the prototype YP-38, to the P-38L-5, the fighter-bomber-reconnaissance aircraft of the USAAF in Italy and the Pacific. Graphically illustrated with over 200 action photographs and many eyewitness accounts, this book tells the story of a unique and innovative aircraft, revered for its adaptability and ability to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684157403
• ISBN13: 9780684157405
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Scribner
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.