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Academy 12282(2215) 1/48 P-38 Lightning "Multi-version" (P-38J, P-38J Droopsnoot, P-38L Pathfinder & F-5E Photo-recon)
![The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft with distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Along with its use as a general The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft with distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Along with its use as a general](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CDPW7Y/the-lockheed-p-38-lightning-was-a-world-war-ii-american-fighter-aircraft-with-distinctive-twin-booms-and-a-central-nacelle-containing-the-cockpit-and-armament-along-with-its-use-as-a-general-fighter-the-p-38-served-in-various-aerial-combat-roles-night-fighter-long-range-escort-fighter-with-drop-tanks-pathfinder-and-as-a-fighter-bomber-during-the-invasion-of-normandy-and-the-allied-advance-across-france-into-germany-it-was-also-used-in-the-aerial-reconnaissance-role-the-p-38-accounted-for-90-percent-of-the-aerial-film-captured-over-europe-2CDPW7Y.jpg)
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft with distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Along with its use as a general
![Jamie McTrusty on Twitter: "27th January 1939. First flight of the XP-38 prototype, forerunner of the P-38 Lightning. Fast, heavily armed and long-ranged, P-38s performed particularly well in the Pacific, being flown Jamie McTrusty on Twitter: "27th January 1939. First flight of the XP-38 prototype, forerunner of the P-38 Lightning. Fast, heavily armed and long-ranged, P-38s performed particularly well in the Pacific, being flown](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FndCpvtXoAIVoJt.jpg)
Jamie McTrusty on Twitter: "27th January 1939. First flight of the XP-38 prototype, forerunner of the P-38 Lightning. Fast, heavily armed and long-ranged, P-38s performed particularly well in the Pacific, being flown
![P 38 Lightning | Lockheed single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft | Upscaled Video - YouTube P 38 Lightning | Lockheed single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft | Upscaled Video - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WCKCmrE2bYg/mqdefault.jpg)