US Lockheed P38 Lightning

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Aircraft Model	US Lockheed P38 Lightning


Depicted In Image
Crew	1
Aircraft Class	Wheeled
Aircraft Role	Fighter \| Ground Attack
Aircraft Feature	Twin Tail Booms \| Twin Tail Fins
Operated During Assignment	1942-Aug-22 US 67th Fighter Squadron - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1942-Dec-21 US 70th Fighter Squadron - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1942-Oct-03 US 339th Fighter Squadron - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1943-Jan-17 US 17th Photo Recon Squadron - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
Operated By Air Unit	US 17th Photo Recon Squadron \| US 339th Fighter Squadron \| US 67th Fighter Squadron \| US 70th Fighter Squadron

Documents
Covered By Document
Encyclopedia Of Military Aircraft	N

Aircraft Models
	Developed By	Designed By	In Service	Number Produced
	United States	Lockheed,	1943 Jan 01	10 037

Aircraft Models
	Length	Height	Wingspan	Wing Area	Loaded Weight	Payload	Wing Loading Pressure	Aspect Ratio
	37.828ft	9.81ft	52.001ft	328.299ft2	21 600lb	4 000lb	321.232Pa	8.237

Aircraft Models
	Engines	Total Engine	Power To Weight Ratio
	2	2 850hp	216.915

Aircraft Models
	Range	Maximum Speed	Rate Of Climb	Estimated Climb Rate	Ceiling
	2 240mile	414mph	2 500ft/min	2 176.34ft/min	44 000ft

Assignments
Operated During Assignment	as Aircraft Operation	Assign To Unit
1942-Aug-22 US 67th Fighter Squadron - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal	N	Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Dec-21 US 70th Fighter Squadron - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal	N	Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Oct-03 US 339th Fighter Squadron - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal	N	Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1943-Jan-17 US 17th Photo Recon Squadron - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal	N	Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal

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