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Lightning
P-38
Design country
USA
ROLE
Fighter
First flight
1939
info
Crashed
Total in database
81
info
Land Leased
Displays
0
Squadrons
Production Analysis
Production Numbers
XP-38 | Prototype Fighter | 1 | |
XP-38 | Prototype Fighter | ||
YP-38 | Service Test | 13 | |
YP-38 | Service Test | ||
P-38E | Fighter | ||
P-38D | Fighter | ||
P-38E | Fighter | 210 | |
P-38 | Production Fighter | 30 | |
P-38 | Production Fighter | ||
P-38D | Fighter | 36 | |
P-38F | Fighter | ||
P-38F | Fighter | 527 | |
P-38G | Fighter | ||
F-5 | Photo Recon | 1200 | |
P-38G | Fighter | 1082 | |
F-4 | Photo Recon | 100 | |
P-38H | Fighter | 601 | |
P-38J | Fighter | ||
P-38H | Fighter | ||
TP-38 | Trainer | ||
P-38J | Fighter | 2970 | |
TP-38 | Trainer | 15 | |
P-38M | Night Fighter | ||
P-38M | Night Fighter | 75 | |
P-38L | Fighter | ||
P-38L | Fighter | 3923 | |
XP-58 Chain Lightning | Prototype Fighter | 1 |
Key Statistics
Total Production:
Production Span:
Variants Count:
Performance Range:
8,524
1940 -1944
3
417 - 446 mph
Pilots
Image Pilot | Top Ace | Squadron | Squadron | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Bong | 49th FG (USAAF) | 49th FG (USAAF) | P-38 Lightning | |
Lt Col Frank Hurlbut | 49th FG (USAAF) | 49th FG (USAAF) | P-38 Lightning | |
Lt. Bill McDonald | 9th FG (USAAF) | 9th FG (USAAF) | P-38 Lightning | |
Pierce W. McKennon | 49th FG (USAAF) | 49th FG (USAAF) | P-38 Lightning | |
Charles Older | 49th FG (USAAF) | 49th FG (USAAF) | P-38 Lightning | |
Hamilton McWhorter | 475th FG (USAAF) | 475th FG (USAAF) | P-38 Lightning | |
James W. Little | 49th FG (USAAF) | 49th FG (USAAF) | P-38 Lightning | |
Lt. Clint Johnson | USAAF 8th Fighter Group | USAAF 8th Fighter Group | P-38 Lightning | |
Bernt Balchen | USAAF | USAAF | P-38 Lightning |
Serial Numbers
Serial Number | Variant | Named | Event | Date | Location | Factory | Manufacture Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39-689 | Crashed | |||||||
39-689 | crashed during high-speed dive Nov 4, 1941 over | Crashed | ||||||
39-692 | Scrapped | |||||||
39-695 | Written Off | |||||||
39-695 | Written Off | |||||||
39-698 | Scrapped | |||||||
39-699 | Crashed | |||||||
39-699 | crashed Jun 23, 1941, Atlanta, MI. Pilot Lt Guy Leland Putnam killed. | Crashed | ||||||
39-702 | MSN 4659 | Surveyed | ||||||
39-703 | w/o Jun 27, 1939 at Springfield, Ohio. Surveyed Jun 30, 1939 | Surveyed | ||||||
40-744 | ||||||||
40-745 | ||||||||
40-746 | ||||||||
40-747 | Crashed | |||||||
40-747 | Crashed | |||||||
40-748 | Crashed | |||||||
40-748 | Crashed | |||||||
40-749 | ||||||||
40-750 | Condemned | |||||||
40-750 | Condemned | |||||||
40-751 | ||||||||
40-752 | ||||||||
40-753 | ||||||||
40-754 | Crashed | |||||||
40-754 | Crashed | |||||||
40-755 | Crashed | |||||||
40-755 | Crashed | |||||||
40-756 | ||||||||
40-757 | ||||||||
40-758 | Surveyed | |||||||
40-758 | Surveyed | |||||||
40-759 | ||||||||
40-760 | Crashed | |||||||
40-760 | Crashed | |||||||
40-761 | ||||||||
40-763 | Condemned | |||||||
40-763 | Condemned | |||||||
40-764 | ||||||||
40-764 | 26-Apr-23 | |||||||
40-765 | ||||||||
40-766 | Crashed | |||||||
40-766 | Crashed | |||||||
40-767 | Midair | |||||||
40-767 | Midair | |||||||
40-768 | W/o | |||||||
40-768 | Written Off | |||||||
40-769 | ||||||||
40-770 | Midair | |||||||
40-770 | Midair | |||||||
40-771 |
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Variant | First Flight | Max Speed | Max Range | Max Weght | Max Celling: | Wing Span | length | height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
XP-38 | 01/01/1939 | 413 | 1150 | 15300 | 38000 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 12.5 |
XP-38 | 01/01/1939 | |||||||
YP-38 | 01/01/1940 | 390 | 1200 | 15000 | 39000 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 12.5 |
YP-38 | 01/01/1940 | |||||||
P-38E | 01/01/1941 | |||||||
P-38D | 01/01/1941 | |||||||
P-38E | 01/01/1941 | 395 | 1300 | 17300 | 39000 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 12.5 |
P-38 | 01/01/1941 | 390 | 1100 | 15300 | 39000 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 12.5 |
P-38 | 01/01/1941 | |||||||
P-38D | 01/01/1941 | 395 | 1150 | 15300 | 39000 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 12.5 |
P-38F | 01/01/1942 | |||||||
P-38F | 01/01/1942 | 395 | 1300 | 17400 | 39000 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 12.5 |
P-38G | 01/01/1942 | |||||||
F-5 | 01/01/1942 | 390 | 2200 | 21600 | 40000 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 12.5 |
P-38G | 01/01/1942 | 400 | 1500 | 17500 | 40000 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 12.5 |
F-4 | 01/01/1942 | 390 | 2000 | 17300 | 39000 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 12.5 |
P-38H | 01/01/1943 | 405 | 1600 | 17500 | 40000 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 12.5 |
P-38J | 01/01/1943 | |||||||
P-38H | 01/01/1943 | |||||||
TP-38 | 01/01/1943 | |||||||
P-38J | 01/01/1943 | 420 | 1300 | 21600 | 44000 | 52.0 | 37.5 | 12.5 |
TP-38 | 01/01/1943 | 400 | 1200 | 17300 | 39000 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 12.5 |
P-38M | 01/01/1944 | |||||||
P-38M | 01/01/1944 | 410 | 1220 | 22800 | 40000 | 52.0 | 38.3 | 12.5 |
P-38L | 01/01/1944 | |||||||
P-38L | 01/01/1944 | 443 | 1300 | 21600 | 44000 | 52.0 | 37.5 | 12.5 |
XP-58 Chain Lightning | 01/01/1944 | 430 | 1500 | 34000 | 37000 | 70.0 | 49.4 | 16.1 |
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